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LOT 2317

Ordos Bronze Bird Pendant

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

2 in. (28.5 grams, 51 mm).

Comprising a trapezoidal body with D-shaped lateral wings and eyes; ribbing forming the cells for inlaid ornament; looped slider to reverse.

Provenance

Ex 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 2317

Ordos Bronze Bird Pendant

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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