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An archaic bronze ‘chimera’ water-dropper
Han dynasty
Cast withe four muscular limbs with claws stretched to pounce, its head
raised and forward facing, pierced at the mouth, framed by a single
horn, hairy mane at the neck and undulating feathers at the body,
surmounted by a raised cylindrical hole to fill with water and all ending
in a bifurcated tail.
10.5cm long.
HK$60,000 - 80,000
US$7,700 - 10,000

漢 青銅獸形水注

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A bronze circular ‘ram and eye’ finial
Western Han dynasty
The oval plaque hanging from a finial in the form of a head of a ram,
flanked by a pair of horns suspending two earrings, above an eye motif
at the centre.
15.5cm high.
HK$10,000 - 20,000
US$1,300 - 2,600

西漢 羊頭式青銅鉞

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