New Horizons in Chinese Gold in the Han Dynasty
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Mahaney Arts Center 12572 Porter Field Road
Middlebury, VT 05753 View in Campus Map
Open to the Public
Professor Sarah Laursen examines the production of gold objects during the Han dynasty, when China increased its contact with other states and became integrated into trade networks like the Silk Road. This lecture will explore the foreign styles, techniques, and forms that first appear the Han dynasty, as well as gold’s functions as a marker of elite status and official rank, a tool for diplomacy, and an international currency and commodity. Free
- Sponsored by:
- Museum of Art
Contact Organizer
Museum Of Art Information
mlane@middlebury.edu
443-5007