A very rare and interesting closing cylinder for the axis of a chariot
With two apertures and a hollow centre for attachment, decorated with an intricate design of dragons on a specked background. Fine patina.
Diameter: 8.2cm, Height: 5cm
Style of: Warring States (403 BC – 221 BC), age determination uncertain
C.W.Weber Jr., The Ornaments of the late Zhou Bronzes; A method of Analysis, New Brunswick, 1973, pg.136.