Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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An important and decorative openwork gilt-bronze ornament
Finely cast and gilded in the shape of a Taotie mask with intricate details, curving horns and mane, a hook attached at the back for use as a belt hook or clothing ornament. Fine green patina.
Size: 5cm x 4.5cm
Style of: Apparently Zhou (7th – 6th century BC), age determination uncertain
Finely cast and gilded in the shape of a Taotie mask with intricate details, curving horns and mane, a hook attached at the back for use as a belt hook or clothing ornament. Fine green patina.
Size: 5cm x 4.5cm
Style of: Apparently Zhou (7th – 6th century BC), age determination uncertain