Crossbow Support, 300-200 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtHere, the rectangular socket of th
Crossbow Support, 300-200 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtHere, the rectangular socket of the bow-support tapers elegantly to form the slender neck of an animal head. Silver inlay of wires and ribbons form an extraordinarily beautiful abstract design consisting of sweeping lines, coils, spirals, and serpentine interlaces.Size: Overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.)Medium: bronze inlaid with silverhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1947.3 -- source link
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