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Ring Handle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored metal object with rectangular top and circular handle. The rectangle is horizontal and wider at the ends. The rectangle is decorated on top with a wavy line flanked by curving lines with knobs along them. The rectangle is decorated on the bottom with short vertical lines and a knob on either side. The bottom of the rectangle has a cylindrical piece attached centrally. The cylindrical piece is decorated at the bottom with a curving line with a knob on either side. The cylindrical piece protrudes through the center of a circular handle. The circular handle is attached to the cylindrical piece. The background is gray. The object titled "Ring Handle" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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