CHINE, DYNASTIE DES ZHOU OCCIDENTAUX (1027-770 AV. JC)

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MORS ET PLAQUE EN BRONZE
CHINE, DYNASTIE DES ZHOU OCCIDENTAUX (1027-770 av. JC)
Le mors représentant un animal féroce, la gueule ouverte, un croc saillant, l'oeil menaçant ; le masque en forme de taotie
Hauteur du mors: 9 cm. (3½ in.), Largeur du masque: 8,5 cm. (3.3 3/8 in.) (2)

Provenance

According to Mr. G. Halphen's archives, the first item was acquired from C. T. Loo, Paris

Special notice

This lot has no reserve

Further details

A BRONZE BIT AND MASK
CHINA, WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (1027-770 BC)

Lot Essay

The current bit was originally made of two plates chained up together. Comparing this piece with the one kept at the Rietberg Museum of Zurich, illustrated in Bronzen aus dem alten China, Zurich 1975, pl.130 and La Chine Archaïque, Bronzes et Jades du Musée Rietberg-Zurich, Zurich 1987, no.31, it is interesting to note how similar they are, suggesting that there is a possibility that both belong to each other.

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