Minneapolis Institute of Art

Water buffalo support

China

Date: 6th-5th century BCE
Medium: Bronze
Department: Asian Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Water buffalo were domesticated for farming in China around 4, 000 years ago. The naturalistic gesture and posture of this bronze depiction contrast with the thin abstract lines decorating the body. The socket on the buffalo’s back indicates that the sculpture served as a podium—a post supporting another object would have been inserted into it. Asia

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