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WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
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A WHITE JADE ‘MASK’ SWORD SLIDE
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The sword slide is carved in low relief at one end with a stylised animal mask characterised by bushy eyebrows above a pair of large squarish eyes, the rest of the surface carved with double-C and heart-shaped scrolls.
4 in. (10 cm.) long, box
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The sword slide is carved in low relief at one end with a stylised animal mask characterised by bushy eyebrows above a pair of large squarish eyes, the rest of the surface carved with double-C and heart-shaped scrolls.
4 in. (10 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Dexinshuwu Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1996
Brought to you by
Liang-Lin Chen (陳良玲)
VP, Senior Specialist Head of Sale