Object Number | 84-21-3 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese |
Provenience | China |
Period | Shang Dynasty |
Date Made | Shang Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze | Copper Alloy |
Technique | Cast |
Iconography | Horned Animal |
Description | Bronze pole finial. Hollow socket with two curving horn-like projections. Exterior low relief of bovine face and horns with segmented scroll motif. Heavily encrusted patina on one side and hole worn through near base. Hole on either side near raised eyes of bovine. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bull, 1984 |
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