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236 AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE GILT-BRONZE DRAGON HEAD-FORM FITTING
TANG DYNASTY
唐 銅鎏金龍首飾件
superbly cast in a tapered rectangular form with a hollow interior, the striking mythical beast head powerfully rendered with
a gently curled single horn above large rounded eyes and a long upturned pointed snout exposing its sharp fangs, the mane
finely detailed with neatly incised lines
Length 2½ in., 6.3 cm
$ 80,000-120,000
PROVENANCE 來源
C.T. Loo, New York, 19th April 1951. 盧芹齋，紐約，1951年4月19日
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). 史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
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