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Chunyu with Wuzhu Coin Pattern (Attachment 4) (Bronze drum with double-fish and double-coin patterns)
The tiger on the top is missing. Four marks where the tiger’s feet were can be seen in the middle of the top surface. The body of the drum is broken with 5 small holes. Made of bronze, with dark green colour on the surface. The upper section of the drum is round and bulging, and the middle section is slim. There is no lip inside the bottom rim. The body of the drum has an oval cross-section. On the top surface there are wuzhu coin patterns in front of the tiger, a ring pattern cast behind it, and boat and fish patterns on either side. The rest of the body of the drum has a plain design.
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Western Han dynasty - Maker:
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Hunan Museum - Inventory number:
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China - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.242.121 (Individual) suspended bells struck from the outside
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- Materials:Bronze
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242.121 (Individual) suspended bells struck from the outside
- Repository:Hunan Museum
- Measurements:Total height (broken): 40.6cm, diameter around the shoulders: 27.6-23.9cm, diameter of the top surface: 22.4-18.7cm, diameter of the base (broken): 17.5-15.3cm, thickness of the wall of the drum: 0.7cm, weight: 5.2kg