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LOT 2176
Ordos Gilt Bronze Lion Applique
6TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (14.3 grams, 36 mm).
Zoomorphic appliqué pierced at the paws, tail and eye; remains of gilding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Paris, France, in the 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
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