A PAIR OF BRONZE AXLE CAPS AND PINS, DOU
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th–3rd century BC

With a circular section, each with a dense and refined decoration of slightly raised motifs on the outside, the end of the pins modeled like a tiger's head.

4,8 x 6,2 cm high each

Provenance : Fabrizio Savi collection, acquired from Anthony J. Allen, Auckland, New Zealand, between 1995 and 2000.