A BRONZE 'TIGER HEAD' LINCHPIN WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

the flat tapered shaft with a rectangular aperture, surmounted by the stylized head of a tiger, well cast with C-scroll ears, a flattened nose and a broad muzzle open to the reveal its teeth, pierced through with an aperture behind and set against the shaped back, wood stand (2)

Acquired in China circa 1947, and thence by descent.