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LOT 2016
Chinese Han Style Scroll Weight
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 5/8 in. (365 grams, 68 mm).
Gilt-bronze weight formed as a coiled dragon on a disc base.
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
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