Pole Top

Bronze. Like a small bucket. Rivet still in. Decorated on both sides with stylized lion's (dragon's?) dismembered head and limbs. Long streamers from eyes to teeth; ornament (?) between the eyes. Holes of nostrils, and long teeth showing below.

Legrain publication: "Bronze hub cap of a chariot wheel in shape of a small bucket. A bronze rivet is driven through , with both ends bent over. Both sides are decorated with the same relief: a stylized dragon or lion's mask between the four dismembered limbs. Long streamers connect the eyes and the sharp teeth which are showing on the bottom part, below the holes of the nostrils, as if the bottom represented an open gaping mouth. The decorative effect is carried to the limit. 63 x 62 x 52 mm. "

Ackerman: Gallery V, Table Case 8, Object PP – Hub cap

Conventionalized lion mask in low relief, between four dismembered limbs. H. 3 in.