Sujet

Bronze finial in the shape of an animal, Eastern Zhou dynasty, China, 5th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Bronze finial in the shape of an animal, Eastern Zhou dynasty, China, 5th century BC. Shaped like a crouching animal whose open mouth forms a circular ring, this bronze has a detailed surface, with small raised dots and furry striations to suggest the pelt, the back with intaglio marks decoration. This small finial would have fitted over a shaft and must have been intended to hold something in a circular ring. It was possibly part of a chariot parasol.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

500e siècle av. J.-C.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B72_135

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,9Mo (497,8Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,0cm / 2213 x 2830 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal pays métal La Chine Chinois endroit siècle objet façonné dynastie objet façonné Museum of East Asian Art object Unknown bronze bronze object