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Source Description
Here, the rectangular socket of the bow support tapers elegantly to form the slender neck of an animal head. Silver inlay of wires and ribbons form an extraordinarily beautiful abstract design consisting of sweeping lines, coils, spirals, and serpentine interlaces.
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Document identity
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125348
label
Crossbow Support
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object
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Source metadata
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125348
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object
title
Crossbow Support
description
Here, the rectangular socket of the bow support tapers elegantly to form the slender neck of an animal head. Silver inlay of wires and ribbons form an extraordinarily beautiful abstract design consisting of sweeping lines, coils, spirals, and serpentine interlaces.
date
300–200 BCE
citation
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CC0
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en
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Q60746879
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.)
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China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
accession
1947.3
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bronze inlaid with silver
tombstone
Crossbow Support, 300–200 BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze inlaid with silver; overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1947.3
collection
China - Zhou Dynasty
didYouKnow
Both the support for the crossbow and the inlaid silver pattern on the square socket resemble a bird's long neck and head.
citations
citation
Hollis, Howard. "A Chinese Chariot Fitting." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>35, no. 2 (February 1948): 18–19.<br><br>Published as a chariot fitting.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 14; Mentioned: p. 18
citation
Watson, William. <em>L’art de L’ancienne Chine</em>. Paris: Mazenod, 1979.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: pl. 279, p. 394
creditline
Edward L. Whittemore Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:28:32.067000
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125348
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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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