Bow Support for a Crossbow

Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480–221 B.C.), c. 4th century B.C.

China

Status: On View, Gallery 132
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Bow Support for a Crossbow
Place: China (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 399 BCE–300 BCE
Medium: Bronze inlaid with strand silver
Dimensions: 8.4 × 19.3 × 3 cm (3 1/4 × 7 1/2 × 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1932.972
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