Pole End

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a bronze object titled "Pole End" by an unknown artist. The object is bronze with a green patina. It has a cylindrical shape with one end featuring an animal head and the other end being flat. The animal head has an open mouth and what appears to be a snout or nose. A small cylindrical protrusion is positioned on top of the head. There is a circular hole on the top side of the object, near the flat end. The background of the image is a solid gray color.