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LOT 2346
Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle Pair with Predators
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (291 grams total, 11.5 cm long each).
Each a rectangular plaque with herringbone borders enclosing a predation scene with a small quadruped lying supine and a larger one standing over it; band of bird-head motifs above. [2]
ProvenanceEx Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, pre-1986.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2346
Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle Pair with Predators
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £175
Unglazed hollow-formed female figure modelled in the round, dressed in a floor-length robe with her hands clenched at her waist, rounded face with stylised detailing. 1.7 kg, 32 cm high
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Of wide profile with shallow foot, painted floral motifs with blue and gilt lotus flowers. 74 grams, 87 mm
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Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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