A very a 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.
Style of: Warring States (403BC – 221BC), age determination uncertain
Diameter: 8.2cm, Height: 5cm
C.W.Weber Jr., The Ornaments of the late Zhou Bronzes; A method of Analysis, New Brunswick, 1973, pg.136.