Top of a bridge pin

China

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This sumptuous gilt bronze ornament in the shape of a mountain with wild animals would have decorated one of the tuning pegs that hold strings of a se, a plucked string instrument popular during the Zhou and Han dynasties. The numerous small holes on the piece served to attach it to the wooden peg. Comparable examples have been found in the tombs of the King of Nanyue, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, and the King of Jiangdu at Da Yun Shan, in Xuyi, Jiangsu.

Top of a bridge pin, Gilt bronze, China

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Top of a bridge pin, Gilt bronze, China
Top of a bridge pin, Gilt bronze, China
Top of a bridge pin, Gilt bronze, China
Top of a bridge pin, Gilt bronze, China
Top of a bridge pin, Gilt bronze, China

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