http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2267/butt-cap-for-spear-haft ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Butt Cap for Spear Haft http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2267/butt-cap-for-spear-haft 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2267/butt-cap-for-spear-haft http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2267/butt-cap-for-spear-haft Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Metalwork Artist Unknown (China) -400 -400 Asia, China Chin-ts’un styleBronze inlaid with silver Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:15:45 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Butt Cap for Spear Haft</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28China%29">Artist Unknown (China)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="-400">5th-4th century B.C.</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G214%22">G214</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>The design of highly stylized dragons, inlaid with silver, appears on the two main areas of this butt cap. The encircling rounded band carries the volute and angle pattern poplular in Huai time. Like 50.46.5, this cap is oval in cross-section. Butt caps of this type, designed for lance hafts, are quite rare. Patina reddish-brown with small areas of green. Bronze with silver inlay. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/2267/butt-cap-for-spear-haft Artist Unknown (China)