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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.493
Title
Finial in the Form of a Dragon Head
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Six Dynasties period, 220-589
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/202913

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
H. 3.8 x L. 5.7 cm (1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.493
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Hugo Munsterberg, Dragons in Chinese Art, exh. cat., China House Gallery (New York, 1971), p. 29, no. 25

Verification Level

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