Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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A special and very fine gilt-bronze figure of a mythical beast
Recumbent, resembling a dog, with its head up and turned to one side, with a smiling set of fangs, long curly mane decorated in relief, with its front paws folded neatly over each other, the knobs of its spine in relief along its back, with a long haired tail curled forward, some dark patina on the mane and tail.
Length: 7cm, Height: 5cm
Style of: Song (960-1279), possibly earlier, age determination uncertain
Recumbent, resembling a dog, with its head up and turned to one side, with a smiling set of fangs, long curly mane decorated in relief, with its front paws folded neatly over each other, the knobs of its spine in relief along its back, with a long haired tail curled forward, some dark patina on the mane and tail.
Length: 7cm, Height: 5cm
Style of: Song (960-1279), possibly earlier, age determination uncertain