Handle of a Jiangu Drum

c. 770–475 BCE Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.548

The most remarkable feature of this object is the four kneeling figures with ornamented bodies; Han dynasty sources mention cut hair and tattooing as a custom among the local Yue people. This bronze work served as a handle and top ornament of a large, barreled drum called jian...

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