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A GILT-BRONZE TAOTIE MASK FITTING WITH LOOSE RING HANDLE
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The well-cast mask is fnely detailed with striated hair markings and a ring-punched
ground and suspends a loose ring from the down-turned nose which continues into a
rectangular tab on the back below another tab pierced for attachment.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high overall, stand
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 1 December 1988, lot 150.
The Erwin Harris Collection, Miami, Florida.
漢 鎏金銅鋪首啣環
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