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SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD, 3RD-6TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF SILVERY BRONZE MASK AND RING HANDLES
SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD, 3RD-6TH CENTURY
Each cast in relief with a hook projecting from below a trefoil nose flanked by fangs issuing from the jaws, with a pair of bulging eyes below curved horns flanking an openwork foliate motif, the rings with a concave groove on the reverse, with silvery grey patina and green and azurite encrustation, remains of iron pins
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) long with ring (2)
SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD, 3RD-6TH CENTURY
Each cast in relief with a hook projecting from below a trefoil nose flanked by fangs issuing from the jaws, with a pair of bulging eyes below curved horns flanking an openwork foliate motif, the rings with a concave groove on the reverse, with silvery grey patina and green and azurite encrustation, remains of iron pins
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) long with ring (2)
Provenance
C.T. Loo & Co., New York.
Frank Caro, New York, prior to 1968.
Frank Caro, New York, prior to 1968.
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