Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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An extremely rare and fine bronze sleeve weight with inlaid gold and turquoise
Beautifully cast as in a bird-like shape, its head turn back over its body, in its short beak, its feathers, decorated with inlaid gold and round stones of turquoise on the wings and features.
Height: 6cm, Diameter: 5cm
Style of: Warring States (4th century BC), age determination uncertain
Similar style and technique: Watson, Ancient Bronzes, pl.85d. Orientations, Sept 1992, pg.1b. Orientations, Nov 1992, pg.61, fig.2. Lot of 3: http://bonhams.com/auctions/22378/lot/8247
Beautifully cast as in a bird-like shape, its head turn back over its body, in its short beak, its feathers, decorated with inlaid gold and round stones of turquoise on the wings and features.
Height: 6cm, Diameter: 5cm
Style of: Warring States (4th century BC), age determination uncertain
Similar style and technique: Watson, Ancient Bronzes, pl.85d. Orientations, Sept 1992, pg.1b. Orientations, Nov 1992, pg.61, fig.2. Lot of 3: http://bonhams.com/auctions/22378/lot/8247