A Chinese bronze axle cap, weiEastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-3rd century BCmoulded with a dense and refined decoration of interlocked miniature dragons9.8cm highThe…

A Chinese bronze axle cap, weiEastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-3rd century BCmoulded with a dense and refined decoration of interlocked miniature dragons9.8cm highThe chariot fitting was used for the end of the axial shaft of the chariot. Compare a similar bronze wei kept in the MAO of Turin, see L'arte per la vita nell'Aldilà. Capolavori di arte antica cinese dalla collezione Meidaozhai (3 voll.). Volume primo. Il Neolitico e l'Età del bronzo, edited by M. Pirazzoli-t 'Serstevens, Turin 2002, p. 184

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Asian art

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Newbury

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9,8 cm