Lot 72
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COLLECTION OF ORDOS BRONZE PLAQUES
NORTHERN CHINA, 3RD - 2ND CENTURY B.C.
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History | 639
Auction: 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
Description
fire gilt bronze, consisting of four pairs of plaques, each raised on a bespoke mount; the first pair each of openwork construction, depicting a series of sinuous gripping beasts with incised decoration; the second pair with distinct scenes, the first plaque with a horned deity at the centre, flanked by birds and with two bulls heads below, the second with water fowl and bulls; the third pair openwork and depicting two animals standing astride a horned figure; the fourth pair depicting an antelope at rest (8)
Dimensions
largest 5.5cm x 10.7cm
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom