Bronze cheek-piece from chariot horse bridle

Maker

China (late Shang Dynasty) (metalworker)
c. 1600 BC–c. 1046 BC (Life dates)

Title

Bronze cheek-piece from chariot horse bridle

Date of Production

1200 BC - 1100 BC

Medium

bronze metalworking

Dimensions

Width: 10.9 cm
Length: 6 cm

Accession Number

O.1935.RF.112

Mode of Acquisition

Roger Fry Trustees, gift, 1935

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

cheekpieces


Provenance

Gift of the Roger Fry Trustees, 1935

Exhibition History

Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000

Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, The Courtauld Gallery - Prints and Drawings Study Room, 01/08/1990-02/12/1990

Literature

Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 49 (not exhibited)

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