Simply Abu Dhabi Magazine XVII

DATE: HAN DYNASTY C. 49 C.E. SIZE: 2 1/2" HIGH WITH LID, 4" IN DIAMETER WEIGHT: 330 GRAMS XRF ANALYSIS: EXPERT ANALYSIS, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA - RADIOGRAPHY: EXPERT ANALYSIS, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA TOOL MARKINGS, CONSTRUCTION & PATINATION STUDY: INDEPENDENT EXPERT ANALYSIS BY STOETZER INC. URANIUM, THORIUM HELIUM: INDEPENDENT EXPERT ANALYSIS PHYSICS INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BERN, SWITZERLAND & CURT ENGELHORN ZENTRUM ARCHAEOMETRIC IN MANHEIM, GERMANY. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE FORM OF A LIDDED GOLD VESSEL WITH TURQUOISE AND GARNET INLAY. THE INLAY IS ARTISTICALLY INTERTWINED WITH THE EXCEPTIONALLY WELL RENDERED "SWIMMING DRAGON" MOTIF. C. 49 C.E. DESCRIPTION: