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LOT 2349
Ordos Gilt Bronze Belt Plate Pair with Bulls
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (379 grams total, plates: 72 mm long each).
A pair of matched gilt bronze plates, rectangular with low-relief bull, the head facing forward and forelegs bent under the body, with scrolled linear motif to the border, attachment loops to reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx 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.
Cf. Rawson, J., Bunker, E., Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.350-351, no.228.
FootnotesThe nomadic style was expressed in the openwork and embossed bronze plates that served as belt buckles and plaques. The 'Ordos bronzes' furthermore consisted mostly of decorative plaques which were sewn onto garments and horses' bridles, a frequent motif being animal combat.
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LOT 2349
Ordos Gilt Bronze Belt Plate Pair with Bulls
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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