Terminal chock from a chariot
National Museum of Asian Art

Terminal chock from a chariot

5th-4th century BCE

Bronze with gold and silver inlay
National Museum of Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of Asian Art

Chariot (?) fitting and wooden stand. A terminal chock. Deep socket; one rivet hole visible. All but the under and bearing surfaces decorated with designs inlaid with gold and silver foils somewhat obscured by patination and accretions due to burial.

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