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LOT 2237
Chinese Han Style Gilt Bronze Coiled Dragonesque Scroll Weight
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 5/8 in. (367 grams, 66 mm).
Modelled in a dynamic coiled posture on a circular base from which fingers of water rise in response to the animal's muscular movements, its slender body with a dense covering of scales, its long and scaly tail curled upwards and its roaring mouth ajar, revealing a row of squared teeth and a protruding tongue, its eyes bulbous and large ears pricked.
Provenance
Acquired 1970s.
West Country, UK, collection.
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LOT 2237
Chinese Han Style Gilt Bronze Coiled Dragonesque Scroll Weight
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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