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Animal-Shaped Finial

Exhibition information: There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

Ornaments such as this have been excavated in the grasslands of northern China, Siberia, and Central Asia. Scholars believe they were used to decorate chariots and coffin pedestals.

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Period/Century: 6th–5th century BC
Country/Origin: Northern frontier of China
Excavation site
Material: Bronze
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Collection reference no.: TJ-5598
Genre: Asian Archaeology
Category: Archaeology > Media > Metal

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