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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PAIR OF SMALL GILT-BRONZE TAOTIE MASK FITTINGS
HAN-NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 534)
Details
A PAIR OF SMALL GILT-BRONZE TAOTIE MASK FITTINGS
HAN-NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 534)
Each mask is cast as a powerful taotie with thick brows, curved horns, and a pronounced nose above bared teeth from which issues a hook that suspends a loose ring.
Each 2 3⁄4 in. (7 cm.) overall, cloth box
HAN-NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 534)
Each mask is cast as a powerful taotie with thick brows, curved horns, and a pronounced nose above bared teeth from which issues a hook that suspends a loose ring.
Each 2 3⁄4 in. (7 cm.) overall, cloth box
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 25 October 1986.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist