Ornament

41-37-407

From: China | Inner Mongolia

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 41-37-407
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Central Asian
Provenience China | Inner Mongolia
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Iconography Griffin
Description

Bronze. Openwork; subrectangular. Two griffins fighting in the center. Used to hold straps in place. Similar objects used by Mongolians at present time.

Length 7.5 cm
Width 6.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from William Mayer, 1941
Other Number R-1 - Other Number

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