Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle with Lion Attacking a Doe

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

4 3/4 in. (234 total, 12.2 cm wide including stand).

Rectangular openwork panel with lioness biting the neck of a doe in a foliage setting; hook to one short edge; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Private collection, UK, acquired 1986.
Acquired from Chiswick Auctions, London, 11 December 2018, lot 131.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.

Accompanied by the original catalogue page and a copy of the original invoice.

CONDITION

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LOT 0285