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LOT 2417

Ordos Gilt Bronze Belt Buckle with Gryphons

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

4 1/4 in. (375 grams total, plate: 10.9 cm).

Rectangular plaque with concentric beaded borders, field with two addorsed gryphons each with wings folded and legs bent beneath the body; attachment loops to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Ex Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, before 1986.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Rawson, J., Bunker, E., Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.350-351.

CONDITION

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LOT 2417

Ordos Gilt Bronze Belt Buckle with Gryphons

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080

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