Door ornament
late 5th century
Medium/TechniqueGilt bronze in the shape of an animal mask (pu-shou)
Dimensions11.3 x 11.4 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit LineKeith McLeod Fund
Accession number1986.243
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Not on viewClassificationsMetalwork
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ProvenancePurchased 1986 from Mr. Walter Hochstadter, Hong Kong.
14th century B.C.
A.D. 265–316
13th–12th century B.C.
19th century
about A.D. 700
late 3rd millennium B.C.
mid-18th century
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
mid to late19th century
19th century
581–618 A.D.
About 8th century A.D.