Lot Essay
A pair of very similar profile animal masks is illustrated by H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic Art, New York/Amsterdam, 1948, p. 159, pl. 39, no. 46.
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 1100-771 BC
Details
A RARE LARGE BRONZE MASK-FORM HORSE FITTING
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 1100-771 BC
Probably attached to armor on the side of a horse's head, cast as the head of a ferocious beast shown in profile, the reverse concave, with dark grey patina and green encrustation
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) across
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 1100-771 BC
Probably attached to armor on the side of a horse's head, cast as the head of a ferocious beast shown in profile, the reverse concave, with dark grey patina and green encrustation
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) across
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1977.
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