Tubular chariot fitting with geometric decoration

Details

• Title

  Tubular chariot fitting with geometric decoration

• Associated place

  Asia › China (Yellow River region) (place of creation)

• Date

  4th - 3rd century BC (400 - 201 BC)
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC)

• Material and technique

  bronze, inlaid with silver

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  component › fixture/fitting › vehicle-fitting › chariot-fitting

• Dimensions

  4.3 cm (height)
  4.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1481

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