# Mask

- By: China
- Date: Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046–771 BC ), about 9th century BC
- Medium: Bronze
- Classification: Metalwork
- Dimensions: 26.4 × 32.2 × 0.3 cm (10 1/2 × 12 7/8 × 3/32 in.)
- Culture: China
- Credit line: Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/86420)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e5093c5e-7a10-87e7-12f9-3483c4bb046e/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The function of this mask is not certain. It may have served as a bridle plaque for a horse, an ornament for a chariot, or, sewn onto leather, as chest armor for a soldier.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0