Decorative foot element in the shape of a bear

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 5894
Type: bronze, lead, gold and silver; furniture
Date of production:
3th–5th centuries
Place of production:
Marks: Two archaic characters on the base
Materials: bronze
Techniques: cast; engraved; lacquered
Dimensions: height: 24.2 cm
diameter (mouth): 9.2 cm
The specimen in the Hopp Museum’s collection is an excellently proportioned, lifelike recreation of the animal. It was probably produced at the end of the Han dynasty or in the centuries that followed.