Spoon

41-37-230

From: Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 41-37-230
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Central Asian
Provenience Inner Mongolia (uncertain) | Ordos
Date Made 13th - 11th Century BCE
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Technique Patina | Inlaid
Iconography Horse Head
Description

Spoon. Bronze. Handle ending in horse's head with eyes, ears and nostrils indented for inlay. Two upright loops on upper side of handle, one for hanging on a chain, other with pendant ornament. Blue-green patina with red incrustations.

Length 10.2 cm
Width 2.6 cm
Depth 3 cm
Credit Line Purchased from William Mayer, 1941
Other Number L-2 - Other Number

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