Chinese Terracotta Mythological Protome Mask

CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

1 5/8 in. (23.1 grams, 42 mm wide).

Depicting the head of a creature, possibly a lioness, modelled in the half-round with emphasised facial detailing. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a private collection formed in the 1980s.
Ex Islamique Antiques, Bradford, UK, inventory no.IA564.

Accompanied by an old certificate of authenticity including provenance.

CONDITION

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