Harvard Art Museums > 1943.52.38.A: Socketed Finial in the Form of a Bird (One of a Pair) Ritual Implements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Socketed Finial in the Form of a Bird (One of a Pair) , 1943.52.38.A,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 11, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204626. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.52.38.A Title Socketed Finial in the Form of a Bird (One of a Pair) Classification Ritual Implements Work Type finial Date 475 BCE - 221 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province Period Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204626 Physical Descriptions Medium Gilt bronze with crystal inlay Dimensions H. 25.1 x W. 8.7 x D. 4.1 cm (9 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.52.38.A Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Zhixin Jason Sun, Age of Empires: Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties, exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 2017), pp. 104-105, fig. 72 Exhibition History S427: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu