Chariot Fitting
CultureChinese
DateShang dynasty (1500-1045 B.C.E.)
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/8 × 1 3/4 inches (13.65 × 4.45 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-235/24
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DescriptionTubular shaped pole end with one end closed, covered with incised formal pattern of "Chou hooks," dragons, coiled dragon on end; top has tao t'ieh mask in relief, two holes in sides for pins, green and red patina.ProvenanceT'ang Hsiao Wu, Peiping (modern-day Beijing), China, by March 30, 1934;
Purchased from T'ang Hsiao Wu, through Laurence Sickman, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1934.
NOTES:
[1] Sickman's purchase record, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG80-15 William Rockhill Nelson Trust Office Files, box 1a, Art Invoices/Vouchers 1934.
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