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Document identity
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152245
label
Chariot Handle Bar Cap
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object
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152245
contentType
object
title
Chariot Handle Bar Cap
date
475–221 BCE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60761360
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9.5 x 7.1 cm (3 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
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China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
accession
1985.128
Source extras
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bronze inlaid with silver
tombstone
Chariot Handle Bar Cap, 475–221 BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze inlaid with silver; overall: 9.5 x 7.1 cm (3 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in appreciation of Dr. Sherman E. Lee's contribution to the study of Far Eastern Art by Eskenazi Limited, London, 1985.128
collection
China - Zhou Dynasty
didYouKnow
The cap was partially inlaid with silver to form the pattern of three stylized bird heads radiating from center.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1985.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 73, no. 2 (February 1986): 26–71.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 35; Mentioned: p. 70, no. 195
creditline
Gift in appreciation of Dr. Sherman E. Lee's contribution to the study of Far Eastern Art by Eskenazi Limited, London
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2026-05-29 07:51:57.213000
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152245
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Chinese Art
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China - Zhou Dynasty
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bronze inlaid with silver
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