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A BRONZE ‘WOLF’ PLAQUE
NORTHWEST CHINA, 4TH CENTURY BC
The plaque is cast as a wolf holding down an ibex with
the left forepaw while another small animal struggles
beneath the right rear paw. The tip of the tail is in the
shape of a raptor head. There are two square loops on the
reverse, and some traces of tinning on the front.
31 in. (7.8 cm.) wide
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
Dr. Ping Yiu Tam Collection, Hong Kong.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida.
Compare the very similar plaque, also from the Therese
and Erwin Harris Collection, illustrated by J. F. So and
E. C. Bunker in Traders and Raiders on China’s Northern
Frontier, Washington D.C., Arthur M. Sackler Gallery,
1995, p. 133, no. 51.
公元前四世紀 中國西北部 青銅狼噬羚羊紋飾牌
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