Pole Top with Bird

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Title	Pole Top with Bird
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	11th century B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Metalwork | Bronze

Size:

9 3/16 in. (23.34 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, China

Culture:

Asia, China

Style:

Yin or early Chou dynasty, 11th century B.C.

Physical Description:

This pole top and its companion (50.46.23) resemble the two scored flanges (50.46.46, 50.46.91). In this instance, however, the whole conception is simpler. The bird on the present pole top has only a lightly scored crest that turns up in a short hook at

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

Accession Number:

50.46.28

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Pole Top with Bird

Artist Unknown (China)

11th century B.C.