Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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A very fine and important bronze seal in the shape of a Lion-dog
Recumbent with its clawed paws tucked beneath its strong body, head forward with jaws agape, exposing teeth, its' triple ended tail swung forward over its back. The underside a seal with Archaic Chinese characters in relief, covered in fine green patina.
Dimensions: 5.5cm x 5.4cm
Style of: Han (3rd – 2nd century BC), age determination uncertain
Oriental Art, Spring 1986, pg.9 and 36. Oriental Art, Oct. 1986, pg.36.
Recumbent with its clawed paws tucked beneath its strong body, head forward with jaws agape, exposing teeth, its' triple ended tail swung forward over its back. The underside a seal with Archaic Chinese characters in relief, covered in fine green patina.
Dimensions: 5.5cm x 5.4cm
Style of: Han (3rd – 2nd century BC), age determination uncertain
Oriental Art, Spring 1986, pg.9 and 36. Oriental Art, Oct. 1986, pg.36.