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Chariot linchpin with a tiger head

11th–10th century BCE
Not on view
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?

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 商至西周　虎形青銅車轄
  • Title: Chariot linchpin with a tiger head
  • Period: Shang (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)–Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE) dynasty
  • Date: 11th–10th century BCE
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.214.35
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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