Sujet
Parcel gilt bronze chamfron, Western Han dynasty, China, 2nd century BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
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.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
200e siècle av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B72_153
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (569,6Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,0cm / 2214 x 2831 (300dpi)