Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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A rare and interesting bronze linchpin
Flat pin pierced with a rectangular aperture on one end and surmounted by a cast animal head resembling a tiger, with a rich brown patina.
Height: 12.5cm
Style of: Shang / early Zhou (11th – 9th century BC), age determination uncertain
W.Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, pl.79b. http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-pair-of-bronze-lincpins-late-shangearly-5661856-details.aspx
Flat pin pierced with a rectangular aperture on one end and surmounted by a cast animal head resembling a tiger, with a rich brown patina.
Height: 12.5cm
Style of: Shang / early Zhou (11th – 9th century BC), age determination uncertain
W.Watson, Ancient Chinese Bronzes, pl.79b. http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-pair-of-bronze-lincpins-late-shangearly-5661856-details.aspx