Title: Chariot linchpin with a tiger head
Object type: Chariot linchpin
Date: 11th–10th century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Shang (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)–Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE) dynasty
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Tigers