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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1046-771 BC)
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AN UNUSUAL BRONZE BIRD-FORM FITTING
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1046-771 BC)
Of shield shape, one side is well cast as a bird with raised head and feathered body, its wings and tail feathers reserved on a ground of leiwen, and the underside is concave. There is some green and ferrous encrustation.
3 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) long
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (C. 1046-771 BC)
Of shield shape, one side is well cast as a bird with raised head and feathered body, its wings and tail feathers reserved on a ground of leiwen, and the underside is concave. There is some green and ferrous encrustation.
3 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) long
Provenance
C.T. Loo, New York, 3 March 1954.
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist