Title: Ferrule
Object type: Ferrule
Date: late 2nd–early 1st century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Medium: Bronze with silver inlay
Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of Wen C. Fong, 2000
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Dragons