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EIGHT BRONZE FIGURAL FITTINGS, HAN DYNASTY AND LATER (206BC-220AD)
comprising a bronze recumbent boar plaque; a belthook in the form of a rams head; a small flattened model of a camel, drill hole for the eye; a plaque of a carnivore atop two tangent rings; a belt plaque depicting the front mirror image section of an ibex; a plaque of an ibex suckling her young; an ornament of a curled dog or wolf; and a plaque in the form of a recumbent animal -- The first, 2 1/8in. (5.4cm) wide. (8)
comprising a bronze recumbent boar plaque; a belthook in the form of a rams head; a small flattened model of a camel, drill hole for the eye; a plaque of a carnivore atop two tangent rings; a belt plaque depicting the front mirror image section of an ibex; a plaque of an ibex suckling her young; an ornament of a curled dog or wolf; and a plaque in the form of a recumbent animal -- The first, 2 1/8in. (5.4cm) wide. (8)
Provenance
First, Second, Third, Sixth and Seventh: acquired prior to 1978; Fourth and Eight: William Mayer Collection. C.T. Loo, New York. Frank Caro, New York, 1960; Fifth: C.T. Loo, New York. Frank Caro, New York, 28th November 1961.
Literature
Fourth, Fifth and Eighth: Bunker, Emma C.; Kawami, Trudy S.; with Linduff, Katheryn M.; Ancient Bronzes of the Eastern Eurasian Steppes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, New York, 1997; cat. no. F15b, illustrated; cat. no. 246, illustrated; cat. no. F17b, illustrated.
Sixth: Carter, Dagny; The Symbol of the Beast. The Ronald Press Co.; New York, 1957, pl. 21:c.
Sixth: Carter, Dagny; The Symbol of the Beast. The Ronald Press Co.; New York, 1957, pl. 21:c.
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