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Harness Ornament

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Harness Ornament by unknown artist shows a rusted, bronze-colored metal object. The object is round with a flat center and six rounded protrusions around the edge. The center circle has cracks on its surface. A few spots on the object are silver. There are some red markings on the right side of the circle. The background is light blue gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 3rd century
Medium:
Iron, bronze, gold
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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