Chinese Han lacquer cup
AD 4 · Resource
A delicate lacquered 'eared' wine cup made in an imperial Han workshop, its inscription naming the craftsmen and date. It shows the industrial-scale luxury production of the Han dynasty.
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Around 4
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 BCE)
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Year of the Four Emperors (68)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Spartacus slave revolt (73 BCE)
- The Crucifixion (33)
- The Resurrection (33)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Caesar's dictatorship (49 BCE)