This pole ornament with two owl heads is identical to R005055. Owl faces on the opposite sides are identical and divided by engraved lines. The shape of the head is a top-heavy trapezoid. The incurving beak of the owl is rendered in high relief and decorated with raised lines and zigzags. The horns, ears and the jaw of the owl are portraited with low relief. The owl has engraved “臣” character shaped eyes. The top and bottom sections of the artifact are undecorated, with the top being diamond shaped, and the bottom oval shaped. Through the middle of the artifact is a tubular hole with parallel grinding tool marks on its interior wall. It is suspected the hole was created with tubular drilling technology. The artifact was possibly an ornamentation piece on a wooden pole or architectural structure.
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