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THE TIGER, LATE SHANG (12TH-11TH CENTURY BC) OR LATER THE OIL LAMP, WESTERN HAN (206 BC- AD 8) OR LATER
Details
A BRONZE MODEL OF A TIGER AND A BRONZE RAM-FORM OIL LAMP
THE TIGER, LATE SHANG (12TH-11TH CENTURY BC) OR LATER
THE OIL LAMP, WESTERN HAN (206 BC- AD 8) OR LATER
The tiger is cast in a crouching position with its tail curled upwards and its mouth open in a fierce snarl. The body is decorated with indented ribs and swirled designs to the front and back haunches. The oil lamp is cast in the form of a recumbent ram with intricately rendered facial features and horns. The ram's back forms the cover and is attached to the back of the head with a hinge.
The largest, 8 in. (20.4 cm.) wide
THE TIGER, LATE SHANG (12TH-11TH CENTURY BC) OR LATER
THE OIL LAMP, WESTERN HAN (206 BC- AD 8) OR LATER
The tiger is cast in a crouching position with its tail curled upwards and its mouth open in a fierce snarl. The body is decorated with indented ribs and swirled designs to the front and back haunches. The oil lamp is cast in the form of a recumbent ram with intricately rendered facial features and horns. The ram's back forms the cover and is attached to the back of the head with a hinge.
The largest, 8 in. (20.4 cm.) wide
Provenance
Reportedly acquired from T Y King, Hong Kong in the 1940s, certainly before 1998.
Ernst Winkler Collection.
Ernst Winkler Collection.
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