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LOT 2287

Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle Pair with Bulls

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

2 1/4 in. (70 grams total, 56-60 mm).

A pair of rectangular openwork plaques with two attachment loops to the reverse, comprising: one displaying a bull standing left within a herringbone border, head down, tail between legs, detailing to horns, head and hooves; the other similar with bull standing right. [2]

Provenance

with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Rawson, J., Bunker, E., Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.350-351, no.228.

CONDITION

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LOT 2287

Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle Pair with Bulls

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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