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Chariot Canopy Shaft

Chariot Canopy Shaft

202 BCE–9 CE
Overall: 42.4 cm (16 11/16 in.)

Did You Know?

This bronze object decorated with inlaid silver was part of the structure that held a canopy aloft on a chariot.
  • ?–1992
    (J. E. Eskenazi, Ltd.. London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1992–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1992." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Reproduced: no. 417, p. 44; Mentioned: no. 417, p. 44, 78 www.jstor.org
    Wilson, J. Keith, and Anne E. Wardwell. "New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 8 (October 1994): 270–347. Reproduced: no. 10, p. 283; Mentioned: no. 10, pp. 281–286, 346 www.jstor.org
  • Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 18-December 31, 1994).
    Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Chariot Canopy Shaft|url=false|author=|year=202 BCE–9 CE|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.233