Bronze Yoke-Saddle Finials with Turquoise Inlays

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軛首飾，為馬車軛首的銅套件，軛的兩人字形木條上端入於其中。本件出土於殷墟西北岡遺址1136、1137號車坑。束腰圓筒形，中空，下端無底，兩端粗，中細似頸，兩旁各有一孔，可以對穿，圓頂表面飾一六角星形紋，器身上端飾一周三角紋，下端飾獸面紋，紋飾間鑲嵌松綠石。以塊範法製成。

This bronze yoke-saddle finial is a part of a chariot, capping and decorating the distal end of the “人” shaped wooden yoke-saddle. The finial is a hollow cylinder that is narrow at the waist and broader at the top and bottom, with one end open. There are two holes on either side of the body for tying it in place. The top of the piece has been decorated with a hexagonal star, while the side of the body has been decorated with two bands of motifs, triangles and animal-masks. All of the above decorative patterns were created with turquoise inlays. The whole bronze object was created with the piece mold casting technique.

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