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Parcel gilt bronze fitting with fabulous animals design, Western Han dynasty, China, 2nd century BC.
Parcel gilt bronze fitting with fabulous animals design, Western Han dynasty, China, 2nd century BC. A parcel-gilt bronze petal-shaped fitting decorated with fabulous animals and birds. The six holes on the fitting are probably meant for fastening the fitting onto textile or leather. Probably used as a horse fitting by one of the nomadic tribes active in the steppes.
Unique Identifier
AR917611
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2208px × 2837px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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2ND CENTURY BC
ANIMAL
artefact
Artifact
Bird
BIRDS
Bronze
china
CHINESE
country
DYNASTY
Gilt
Han dynasty
LOCATION
Metal
Museum of East Asian Art
Object
Ornamentation
PATTERNED