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8203 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HANNI FORRESTER
8203
A GROUP OF LURISTAN BRONZE DECORATIONS
1000 - 650 BCE
The first a Master of the Animals standard finial; the second a wheel-
shaped harness ring surrounded by an ibis head, felines and human
heads; the third a rectangular openwork pin head plaque with human
head surrounded by animals and a woven-work border ; together with
a Chinese Han style small belt hook with silver wire inlay. [4]
5 3/4in (14.5cm) height of standard finial
US$4,000 - 6,000

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
8204
A CAST BRONZE VESSEL OF OWL
Song dynasty
The head and the body cast separately with hollowed interior, the head
with stylized protruding flanges and bulging eyes, the pointy beak with
an opening, the body decorated with chi dragon coiled on the sides
as wings with tails extending as feathers, standing on three-claw feet,
green and red patina to the surface.
8 1/2 in (22cm) high
US$4,000 - 6,000

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