WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - AD 8)

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A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE ‘SERPENT’ SEAL
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - AD 8)
¾ in. (2 cm.) high
seal face: 1 in. (2.6 cm.) square

Provenance

Mr. Wang Jui Chin (1954-1998), Elegant House-Chinese Curios, Hong Kong, inventory no. 000699 as on 28 February 1996

Brought to you by

Marco Almeida (安偉達) SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales

The seal face is cast with a five-character inscription reading Pingchanghou Yinzhang, 'seal of the Marquis of Pingchang'.

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