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Document identity
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156522
label
Chariot Canopy Shaft
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object
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Source metadata
id
156522
contentType
object
title
Chariot Canopy Shaft
date
202 BCE–9 CE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60762370
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 42.4 cm (16 11/16 in.)
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China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
accession
1992.233
Source extras
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bronze inlaid with silver
tombstone
Chariot Canopy Shaft, 202 BCE–9 CE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze inlaid with silver; overall: 42.4 cm (16 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.233
collection
China - Han Dynasty
didYouKnow
This bronze object decorated with inlaid silver was part of the structure that held a canopy aloft on a chariot.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1992." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.
page_number
Reproduced: no. 417, p. 44; Mentioned: no. 417, p. 44, 78
citation
Wilson, J. Keith, and Anne E. Wardwell. "New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>81, no. 8 (October 1994): 270–347.
page_number
Reproduced: no. 10, p. 283; Mentioned: no. 10, pp. 281–286, 346
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:08:13.493000
sourceId
156522
dept
Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze inlaid with silver
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