Animal-Mask Bridle Ornament with Turquoise Inlays
This artifact was excavated from the horse pit and this was the most exquisite and intact piece unearthed. The bronze was used as the base, on which the contours of the animal were carved. Turquoise was cut into small pieces and plastered to the base. The back of the artifact features a pair of crossing supports for threading leather strings through. It may have been a decorative part of a bridle on a horse's forehead.
- Item No.
- R001195
- Period
- Shang Dynasty
- Dimensions
- H. 8.2 cm; W. 9.3 cm; D. 1.8 cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- Horse Pit No. 2017 Hsi-pei-kang, Yin Xu site
- Materials
- Bronze
- Notes
- 3D Gallery of IHP──Animal-Mask Bridle Ornament with Turquoise Inlays