Artwork preview

Bells, Probably for a Horse Harness

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A bronze-colored object with a green patina. The object is roughly spherical with a small hole at the top and a short rectangular tab with a circular hole. The object has a crack running horizontally across the middle. There are red numbers on the object that read 17.201.37. The background is light blue. Title: Bells, Probably for a Horse Harness. Artist: Unknown.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 3rd century
Medium
Iron
Culture
Japanese
Dimensions
600 × 480 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette