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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)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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