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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE PHOENIX-FORM WEIGHTS
WESTERN HAN DYNSATY (206 BC-AD 8)
Details
A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE PHOENIX-FORM WEIGHTS
WESTERN HAN DYNSATY (206 BC-AD 8)
Each weight is cast in the form of a stylized recumbent phoenix with its neck turned backward and resting on its back, with remains of gilding.
2 ½ in. (6 cm.) across, cloth box
WESTERN HAN DYNSATY (206 BC-AD 8)
Each weight is cast in the form of a stylized recumbent phoenix with its neck turned backward and resting on its back, with remains of gilding.
2 ½ in. (6 cm.) across, cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
Présenté par
Olivia Hamilton