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LOT 1649
Chinese Han Style Coiled Bronze Pixiu
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (606 grams, 91 mm).
Weight formed as a pixiu modelled in the round with three legs radiating from the body and the fourth gripping the rump. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
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