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LOT 2108

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, No Reserve]

Provenance

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 2108

Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle Pair with Predators

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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