The gilt bronze cast figure depicts a phoenix standing on top of a mythical beast, tail raised high and curled forward, head lifted, all on top of rectangular pedestal.|Han Dynasty period.||Height: 8 in (20.3 cm) Width: 6 in (15.2 cm)|漢代鎏金朱雀擺件|此件由銅鎏金所製，雕刻朱雀神鳥與玄武神龜盤旋呼應，線條流暢，極具神威。朱雀、玄武均是中國古代四大神獸之一，朱雀，形體似鳳凰，古代神話中的南方之神；下承方盒，玄武則為北方之神，又稱“真武大帝”，有保平安之意。