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WESTERN ZHOU (1100-771 BC)
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A SMALL ARCHAIC BRONZE FIGURE OF A DUCK
WESTERN ZHOU (1100-771 BC)
Cast as a spoon-billed bird with short legs and a characteristic tail, its wings tucked in and decorated in medium relief with archaic motifs, the hollow casting pierced for suspension, the bronze of dark greenish-grey patina and with areas of malachite and ferrous encrustation
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high and wide
WESTERN ZHOU (1100-771 BC)
Cast as a spoon-billed bird with short legs and a characteristic tail, its wings tucked in and decorated in medium relief with archaic motifs, the hollow casting pierced for suspension, the bronze of dark greenish-grey patina and with areas of malachite and ferrous encrustation
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high and wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium