Fig. 3: Casting details on the bronze horses’ surface. | npj Heritage Science

Fig. 3: Casting details on the bronze horses’ surface.

From: Technologies and sources of the earliest Chinese bronze horse sculptures unearthed on the Loess Plateau

Fig. 3

The parting lines are marked with yellow arrows. a The mane of the GQ744-1 bronze horse. b The junction of the GQ744-1 bronze horse’s chest and belly. c The tail of the GQ744-2 bronze horse. d The inner side of the GQ744-2 bronze horse’s tail root. e The outer side of the GQ744-1 bronze horse’s tail root. f The left side of the GQ744-1 bronze horse’s face. g The left eye of the GQ744-2 bronze horse. h The lower jaw of the GQ744-1 bronze horse. i The nose and mouth of the GQ744-2 bronze horse; the deviation of the nasal structure is attributed to the displacement of the core support during casting.

Back to article page