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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
726
A TURQUOISE AND HARDSTONE INLAID
SILVER BIRD FITTING
EASTERN EURASIAN STEPPES,
2ND-4TH CENTURY AD
The silver fitting is cast in the form of a stylized
bird and decorated on the front with inlays of
turquoise, carnelian and possibly citrine. PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
2æ in. (6.8 cm.) long, cloth box 728
A JADE-INSET GILT-BRONZE BELT HOOK
$7,000-10,000 HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The belt hook with a dragon-head-form hook is inset on the arched shaft with
PROVENANCE:
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, three rectangular brown and green jade plaques finely incised with scroll design.
27 October 1989. 6t in. (15.5 cm.) long, cloth box

私人珍藏 $20,000-30,000
歐亞大草原區域 二至四世紀 銀嵌寶鳥形飾 PROVENANCE:
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 November 1995.
來源:
Galaxie Art (王炳權), 香港, 1989年10月27日
私́珍藏
漢ǎ銅鎏金ณ玉龍首帶鉤
Ϝ源
(BMBYJF "SU 王炳權

香港
年 月 日

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
727
A PAIR OF SMALL GILT-BRONZE TAOTIE
MASK FITTINGS
HAN-NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY
(206 BC-AD 534)
Each mask is cast as a powerful taotie with thick
brows, curved horns, and a pronounced nose
above bared teeth from which issues a hook that
suspends a loose ring.
Each 2æ in. (7 cm.) overall, cloth box (2)
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE:
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong,
25 October 1986.

私人珍藏
漢/北魏 銅鎏金鋪首啣環飾一對
來源:
Galaxie Art (王炳權), 香港, 1986年10月25日

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