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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERWIN HARRIS
TWO GILT-BRONZE RECTANGULAR 'CAMEL' PLAQUES
NORTH CHINA, 2ND CENTURY BC
Details
TWO GILT-BRONZE RECTANGULAR 'CAMEL' PLAQUES
NORTH CHINA, 2ND CENTURY BC
Each is cast in low relief with a Bactrian camel shown in a semi-kneeling position, with the forelegs bent under the forebody, the head facing forward and the tail flicked, within a rope border. Each has two attachment loops on the flat back.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) wide
NORTH CHINA, 2ND CENTURY BC
Each is cast in low relief with a Bactrian camel shown in a semi-kneeling position, with the forelegs bent under the forebody, the head facing forward and the tail flicked, within a rope border. Each has two attachment loops on the flat back.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida, by 1991.