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Bronze finial in the form of a human head with a flowing headdress, on which is a conventionalised bird. Covered with a strong green patina.
History note: Bought from C. T. Loo, 1932
Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael
Height: 7 cm
Length: 7 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1946)
by
Raphael, Oscar C.
Chou dynasty (1122-249 BC)
-1000
-
-0900
Accession number: O.187-1946
Primary reference Number: 201957
Oscar Raphael number: 77
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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/201957 Accessed: 2022-05-17 20:58:14
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