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Two archaic bronze horses
Late Eastern Han dynasty
One with the body well defined by its muscular structure ending in a
downcast tail, the neck outstretched forward with the head framed
by a pair of upright ears and mane running down the spine; the larger
similarly cast and inlaid in gold.
The larger 9.9cm wide. (2).
HK$80,000 - 120,000
US$10,000 - 15,000

東漢晚期 青銅馬兩件

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A pair of archaic bronze horses
Late Eastern Han dynasty
Each body accentuated by muscular features ending with a raised tail
and inward curling to form a ring handle, the elongated neck rising to
the protruding cranium, the mane running down the back at the spine.
5.6cm high. (2).
HK$60,000 - 80,000
US$7,700 - 10,000

東漢晚期 青銅馬一對

See an excavated gilt-bronze figure of a horse, together with a wide
range of other animals, unearthed in Henan province in 1974, in the
Henan Provincial Museum, Henan province, illustrated in Zhongguo
Qingtongqi Quanji 12. Qin Han, Beijing, 1998, p.159, no.156 & 157.

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