The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Crossbow Support
300–200 BCE
Location: 241A Arts of Ancient China
Description
Here, the rectangular socket of the bow-support tapers elegantly to form the slender neck of an animal head. Silver inlay of wires and ribbons form an extraordinarily beautiful abstract design consisting of sweeping lines, coils, spirals, and serpentine interlaces.- ?-1947(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1947-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1947-present
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.3