TWO BRONZE ‘DOE’ YOKE ORNAMENTS
TWO BRONZE ‘DOE’ YOKE ORNAMENTS

CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC

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TWO BRONZE ‘DOE’ YOKE ORNAMENTS
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
Each is hollow cast, the larger standing figure has upright ears and small holes that pierce the legs. The other is shown recumbent with legs tucked under the body, the ears upright, the tail flicked and the mouth formed by a tubular aperture.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high, 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long, boxes
Provenance
Standing deer: J. J. Klejman, New York, 23 February 1972.
Recumbent deer: Dr. Ping Yiu Tam Collection, Hong Kong.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida.

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