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Auction archive: Lot number 156

A fine pair of bronze taotie-mask loose-ring handles

Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 156

A fine pair of bronze taotie-mask loose-ring handles

Estimate
US$3,000 - US$5,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Warring States (475-221 BCE) Each crisply cast in low relief with multi-ridged eyebrows centered by an unusual chequered-pattern cylinder below two curling horns, the beak curled under to support the solid ring, the side edges of the masks with tightly-scrolled tufts and crests, the reverse with a thick projecting pin from the center of the back for mounting, all under a soft silvery-green patina. 3 1/8in (7.8cm) high, the taotie, 5in (12.6cm) high overall (2).

Auction archive: Lot number 156
Auction:
Datum:
20 Sep 2021
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York
Beschreibung:

Warring States (475-221 BCE) Each crisply cast in low relief with multi-ridged eyebrows centered by an unusual chequered-pattern cylinder below two curling horns, the beak curled under to support the solid ring, the side edges of the masks with tightly-scrolled tufts and crests, the reverse with a thick projecting pin from the center of the back for mounting, all under a soft silvery-green patina. 3 1/8in (7.8cm) high, the taotie, 5in (12.6cm) high overall (2).

Auction archive: Lot number 156
Auction:
Datum:
20 Sep 2021
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York
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