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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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Chinese Tang Terracotta Storage Jar
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Piriform in profile with broad mouth and rolled rim, cream glaze to shoulder. 2.8 kg, 31 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
