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465                                                                         Compare a similar pair of silver-inlaid chariot corner fittings from the
A pair of archaic gold and silver-inlaid bronze chariot corner              Pierre Uldry collection, in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich, illustrated on the
fittings                                                                    cover of Chinesisches Gold und Silber, Zurich, 1994, pp.82-83, no.23.

Eastern Zhou dynasty                                                        相近的例子有屬Pierre Uldry珍藏,現為蘇黎世Rietberg博物館之藏品,
                                                                            見《Chinesisches Gold und Silber》,蘇黎世,1994年,頁82-83,
Each right angled and held together by a linking strut and two flanges at   圖版23。

the rear, the exterior elaborately decorated with two ferocious mythical

beasts facing each other with their sharp paws outstretched to the front

and back, showcasing their muscular body structure ending in a long

furry tail, both creatures supporting a frieze of triangular diaper ground

with swirling patterns, all impressively inlaid in gold and silver.
14cm wide. (2).
HK$200,000 - 300,000
US$26,000 - 39,000

東周 青銅錯金銀獸紋車馬飾一對

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