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WESTERN ZHOU (1100-771 BC)
Details
A TURQUOISE INLAID BRONZE 'DRAGON' FITTING
WESTERN ZHOU (1100-771 BC)
The shield shaped fitting is cast with a central serpentine style coiled dragon on a slightly arched tapering back. Some of the details on the scales are inlaid with turquoise stones.
7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) long
WESTERN ZHOU (1100-771 BC)
The shield shaped fitting is cast with a central serpentine style coiled dragon on a slightly arched tapering back. Some of the details on the scales are inlaid with turquoise stones.
7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) long
Provenance
Christies London, 7th-10th December 1984, Lot 796
Brought to you by
Cherrei Yuan Tian