Finial in the shape of a bird

Date5th–3rd century BCE

MediumBronze inlaid with gold and silver

DimensionsH. 1 in. (2.5 cm); L. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)

CultureChina

PeriodEastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationMetalwork

Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985

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