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PAIRE DE PLAQUES EN BRONZE
ARCHAÏQUE À DÉCOR AJOURÉ DE
CHAMEAUX
Ordos, IIe-Ier siècle av. J.-C.
A PAIR OF ARCHAIC BRONZE OPENWORK
‘CAMEL’ PLAQUES
Ordos, 2nd-1st century BC
Each cast with reticulate designs depicting
a Bactrian camel, facing right with its legs
folded beneath its body, the head raised and
surrounded by stylised stalks and foliage,
all set within a B-shaped frame, two stands.
11cm (4 3/8in) wide x 7cm (2 6/8in) high. (4).
€1,000 - 1,500 218

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981)
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

Compare with a related bronze plaque
depicting a Bactrian camel fighting a tiger,
Ordos, 2nd-1st century BC, illustrated by
E.Bunker, Ancient Bronzes of the Eastern
Eurasian Steppes, New York, 1997, no.223,
pp.260-261.
鄂爾多斯 公元前二至一世紀 青銅駱駝紋飾
牌一對
來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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PAIRE DE PLAQUES VOTIVES EN MÉTAL
EN FORME DE PERSONNAGES
Dynastie des Han orientaux (25-220)
A PAIR OF METAL ‘FIGURAL’ INSCRIBED
VOTIVE PLAQUES
Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD)
Each shaped as a courtier wearing long robes,
one carrying a vessel in the hands brought to
the chest, concealed within the folds of the
wide sleeves, both inscribed on the reverse.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) long. (2).
€600 - 800

Provenance:
Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired
before 1935
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)

Compare a pair of similar lead figural plaques,
Han dynasty, illustrated by Roger Keverne
Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, November
2003, p.12, no.8, quoting a further but larger
example published by J-P.Desroches and
M-C. Rey, Chine des origines: hommage a
Lionel Jacob, Paris, p.135, no.53.

東漢 人物紋銅飾牌一對
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來源：
巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，
於1935年前入藏
巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
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