Water buffalo support, 6th-5th century BCE, 5 1/2 × 10 3/8 × 4 3/4 in., lb. ( × × cm, kg), Bronze, China, 6th-5th century BCE, Water buffalo were domesticated in China around 4,000 years ago and ever since have been necessary for farming. A vivid, lifelike impression is achieved by the slanting legs, the chubby body, and the head and eyes turned sideways: it is in a resting but watchful attitude. The naturalistic gesture and posture of the animal stand in contrast to the thin abstract lines decorating the body.

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