http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/568/pole-top-with-bird ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Pole Top with Bird http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/568/pole-top-with-bird 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/568/pole-top-with-bird http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/568/pole-top-with-bird Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Metalwork Artist Unknown (China) -1100 -1100 Asia, China Bronze Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:05:43 -0500 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Pole Top with Bird</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="-1100">11th 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/>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 the back. It also has a pellet in the body, thus making it a rattle or a bell. Patina blue-green. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/568/pole-top-with-bird Artist Unknown (China)