Lot 125
Pair of Bronze Chariot Axle Caps and Pins, Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th to 8th Century BC
Lot 125 Details
Pair of Bronze Chariot Axle Caps and Pins, Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th to 8th Century BC
Of tapering cylindrical form with continuous leiwen bands surrounding the narrowing flat top well-cast with a mythical bird, two rectangular slots towards the base accommodating the fitted pins crisply rendered as horned mythical beast heads each with a broad face and bulging eyes, both caps with a brownish patina and covered in greenish incrustations. Acrylic stand
length 5.1" — 13 cm.
Estimate $8,000-$12,000