A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE 'TORTOISE' SEAL
A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE 'TORTOISE' SEAL
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A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE 'TORTOISE' SEAL

WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - AD 8)

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A VERY RARE GILT-BRONZE 'TORTOISE' SEAL
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - AD 8)
1 5⁄8 in. (4.2 cm.) high
seal face: 1 1⁄8 in. (3 cm.) square
Provenance
Mr. Wang Jui Chin (1954-1998), Elegant House-Chinese Curios, Hong Kong, inventory no. 000693 as on 28 February 1996

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The seal face is cast with a four-character inscription reading Xinyanghou Zhang, 'seal of the Marquis of Xinyang'.

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