商至西周　虎形青銅車轄|Chariot linchpin with a tiger head

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11th–10th century BCE · Bronze · Asian Art

商至西周　虎形青銅車轄|Chariot linchpin with a tiger head — Unknown

This linchpin once secured a wheel to a chariot’s axle. What better ornament for a war chariot than an image of a ferocious beast?

Artist: Unknown
Date: 11th–10th century BCE
Medium: Bronze
Culture: China
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985

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