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THE IRVING COLLECTION 歐雲伉儷珍藏 (LOTS 1701-1763)

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A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE
PHOENIX-FORM WEIGHTS
WESTERN HAN DYNSATY (206
BC-AD 8)
Each weight is cast in the form of a
stylized recumbent phoenix with its
neck turned backward and resting
on its back, with remains of gilding.
2Ω in. (6 cm.) across, cloth box (2)
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York,
by 1987.

西漢 銅鎏金鳳凰式鎮一對

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A BRONZE DOUBLE-FACED
FINIAL
SOUTHWEST CHINA, LATE 1ST
MILLENNIUM BC
The top of the finial is cast as a two-
faced head with bifurcated coiffure
and large pierced ears. One face
has pronounced eyebrows.
3¿ in. (7.8 cm.) high, cloth box
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York,
no.1932, by 1988.

中國西南部 公元前一千紀末
雙面銅飾

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