Two-sided chariot fitting
Artist: Unknown
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.
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
- Chinese Bronzes