Bronze Statuette of a Quadruped (decorated with mercury gilding and silvering), China, Han dynasty, 202 BCE–220 CE, H. 7.5 cm (British Museum, reg. 1936,1118,257). See La Niece, Susan. 1990. “Silver Plating on Copper, Bronze and Brass.” Antiquaries Journal 70 (1): 102–14..