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LOT 1601

Chinese Han Style Bronze Weight

20TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 in. (447 grams, 10.9 cm).

A Han-style bronze weight in the form of a chimera, with a tortoise-like shell, dragonesque head and claws and flaming tail; hollow-formed.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-1990s.
From a West Country collection.

CONDITION
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LOT 1601

Chinese Han Style Bronze Weight

Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)

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