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Two-sided chariot fitting
Details
Artist
Unknown
Title
Two-sided chariot fitting
Date
Late Shang or Early Western Zhou dynasty (about 1500- 1050 BC or about 1050-771 BC)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H: 11.5 cm.
Reference
CVCSC 0388.A
Collection
Status
On Display
This ornament would have been attached to the end of the draught pole which connected the body of a chariot to the crossbar, to which a team of horses were harnessed. It is decorated on two sides with taotie (animal) masks, one to face the driver and one the direction of travel.
Two-sided chariot fitting Late Shang or Early Western Zhou dynasty (about 1500- 1050 BC or about 1050-771 BC) © Compton Verney