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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
FIVE GILT-BRONZE HORSE HARNESS ORNAMENTS
WARRING STATES PERIOD - WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 4TH-1ST CENTURY BC
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FIVE GILT-BRONZE HORSE HARNESS ORNAMENTS
WARRING STATES PERIOD - WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 4TH-1ST CENTURY BC
The group comprises two circular ornaments, each cast with two intertwined serpents, the back with four small loops; a larger circular ornament cast with intertwined dragons, the back with four small loops; and a pair of trefoil ornaments with bird-tail projections, the back with three loops.
The largest, 2 ½ in. (6.2 cm.) long, cloth box
WARRING STATES PERIOD - WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 4TH-1ST CENTURY BC
The group comprises two circular ornaments, each cast with two intertwined serpents, the back with four small loops; a larger circular ornament cast with intertwined dragons, the back with four small loops; and a pair of trefoil ornaments with bird-tail projections, the back with three loops.
The largest, 2 ½ in. (6.2 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1988.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton