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An archaic bronze ‘taotie’ ge
Late Western Zhou dynasty, Bashu culture
The slender and tapered blade with two rectangular piercings along the
hu and a circular aperture at the na, each side with a taotie mask.
16.5cm long.
HK$20,000 - 30,000
US$2,600 - 3,900

There is a substantial collection of triangular-shape ge similar to the
current lot but with various designs and motifs in the Chongqing
Museum, Sichuan province. For an illustrated example, see Zhongguo
meishu fenlei quanji; Zhongguo qingtong tongqi quanji 13. Bashu,
Beijing, 1994, p.126, no.139.

西周晚期 巴蜀文化 獸面紋三角援戈

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An archaic bronze ‘mask’ buckle
Western Zhou dynasty
Cast as a pierced mask with two circular eyes framed by a pair of ears,
raised nostrils and a tiny mouth, all bordered by twisted rope borders,
the rear with four semi-circular buckles arranged in sets of two on each
side.
12.6cm wide.
HK$80,000 - 120,000
US$10,000 - 15,000

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