Linchpin
84-21-6B
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 84-21-6B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Zhou Dynasty |
Date Made | Zhou Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Copper Alloy | Bronze |
Technique | Cast |
Iconography | Leopard | Cowrie |
Description | Bronze axle cap and lynchpin. Tapered axle cap decorated with two cowrie shell bands and a single raised band with scrolls. Lynchpin is long and rectangular with crouching leopard terminal. Incised spots and other details on leapard. One end of lynchpin is broken off and missing. Green patina. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bull, 1984 |
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