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NORTHWEST CHINA, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
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AN UNUSUAL BRONZE HARNESS FITTING WITH JINGLE
NORTHWEST CHINA, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
The upper section of the flat-backed fitting is a rounded openwork jingle enclosing a loose ball that is formed by five rams, their muzzles joined at the center, on the reverse are four attachment loops, the lower section is a trefoil flange pierced with scrolls. The front of the ornament is tinned.
3 ¼ in. (8.2 cm.) long
NORTHWEST CHINA, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
The upper section of the flat-backed fitting is a rounded openwork jingle enclosing a loose ball that is formed by five rams, their muzzles joined at the center, on the reverse are four attachment loops, the lower section is a trefoil flange pierced with scrolls. The front of the ornament is tinned.
3 ¼ in. (8.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby’s London, 12 December 1989, lot 114.
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida.
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida.
Literature
J. F. So and E. C. Bunker, Traders and Raiders on China's Northern Frontier, Washington D.C., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1995, p. 131, no. 49.