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LOT 2586
Chinese Ordos Bull Plaque Pair
8TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/8 in. (70 grams total, 59-61 mm).
Group of two rectangular plaques, each with ropework border, openwork horned bull motif; two sliders to reverse of one plaque, one perpendicular on the other. [2]
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Literature
Cf. Rawson, J., Bunker, E.,Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.350-351, no.228.
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LOT 2586
Chinese Ordos Bull Plaque Pair
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,070 - 1,340 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 463; USD 536) +BP*
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