Sale 18823
New York
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25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 1,875
Estimate
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
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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