A pair of archaic bronze 'ox' linchpins
商晚期至西周早期 青銅牛首車轄一對
This pair of archaic bronze 'ox' linchpins from the late Shang to early Western Zhou period (商晚期至西周早期) represents sophisticated ancient Chinese metalwork. Each piece features intricately cast ox heads with spiraled horns and a functional pierced shaft for chariot assembly.
- Medium
- each cast as an ox head rendered with a pair of tapering, spiralled horns above bulging eyes, pierced with an aperture behind and set against a crescent-shaped back, all above a flattened pierced shaft, wood stand
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Monochrome III
April 22, 2021
Estimate: $100,000 – $150,000
Lot 50
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