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Message:: [QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 6408577, member: 110226"]Well, on this grey Monday, with much of the country in deep freeze, I decided to post this bronze object, purchased by the seller from Trinity Antiques in 2015.  Although this post is a bit off the beaten path for this forum, I am hoping that the CT experts in ancient Chinese characters can decipher the ones on the bottom of this cup. I was told that this cup was found in Bulgaria, which would normally sound an alarm bell or two if it was a coin.  I'm of the opinion that this cup was probably imported into that region by way of Byzantium, possibly by the "Silk Road", which would date it roughly around 100 BC to 150 AD.  That's just a guess on my part. The cup is evenly patinated, with earthen deposits over much of the object.  The characters, oriented correctly in the last photo, appear to be Chinese.  The first, top character, appears to be "da", as shown below. I might be wrong.  I am not sure about the remaining characters.  There's quite a bit of wear on the bottom, making some characters, especially the two middle ones, difficult to see clearly. [ATTACH=full]1253815[/ATTACH] The object is about 5 inches in length and weighs around 5 ounces. [ATTACH=full]1253802[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1253803[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1253804[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1253805[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1253806[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1253807[/ATTACH] Thanks[/QUOTE]