Finial, 475-221 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtChariots and weapons were associated with hu
Finial, 475-221 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtChariots and weapons were associated with hunting and warfare in the ancient world. Those bronze fittings with lavish inlaid decoration were status symbols of rulers and high-ranking officials. This finial combines extravagance and ferocious beauty to reveal the aesthetics of the time. The birds with hooked beaks are above the intertwined serpent-dragons. Such artistic conception emphasizes the power of the bird in combat. Every facet of this finial is exquisitely crafted to give full play to the inlaid decoration.Size: Overall: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)Medium: bronze inlaid with gold and silverhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1930.730 -- source link
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