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217 A RARE PAIR OF GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE CHARIOT YOKE ORNAMENTS
EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, WARRING STATES PERIOD
東周 戰國 銅錯金銀獸面紋軛角飾一對
each finely modeled in the form of a feline mask extending in a gentle curve to a socket of oval section terminating in four
triangular points, the face with a wide mouth, protruding eyes, large rounded ears, and a pair of long pointed horns, flattened
against the neck, with gold and silver inlay defining the details, the surface with areas of malachite encrustation, wood stands (4)
Length 2½ in., 6.3 cm
$ 80,000-120,000
PROVENANCE 來源
Mathias Komor, New York, 25th February 1953. Mathias Komor，紐約，1953年2月25日
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). 史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
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