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Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair by Charles Lang Freer, Riu Gu Sai — VisualArtsDB

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Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair

Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair

Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair

Charles Lang Freer Riu Gu Sai

1000

Medium: Bronze
Genre: Tool and equipment
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Chinese ArtsculptureShang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)ArtbronzeCharles Lang Freer collectionMetal-work

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