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Parcel gilt bronze chamfron, Western Han dynasty, China, 2nd century BC.
Parcel gilt bronze chamfron with dragons, tortoise and peacock, Western Han dynasty, China, 2nd century BC. A parcel-gilt bronze chamfron applique, one end pointed, the lower end rounded. The piece is decorated with two spindly intertwined dragons above a small tortoise at the rounded end, and at the pointed end a peacock standing with tail displayed, separated by brackets. The reverse has two pairs of loops for attachment. The piece would have been used as a chamfron mount for leather or horse armour worn on the head and along the bridge of the horse's nose.
Unique Identifier
AR917617
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2213px × 2830px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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2ND CENTURY BC
ANIMAL
artefact
Artifact
Bird
BIRDS
Bronze
chamfron
china
CHINESE
country
Dragon
DYNASTY
Gilt
Han dynasty
LOCATION
Metal
Museum of East Asian Art
mythical beast
mythical creature
MYTHOLOGY
Object
Peacock
Reptile
Tortoise