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Belt Hook, China, Warring States Period
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Pre AD 1000 item# 647850 (stock# 1-0422)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
cell. 06.70.73.32.84
Euros 250
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Small belt hook, its main part with two holes meant to receive turquoise inlays (one of them still remaining), its short stem ending in a very finely cast dragon head also having a hole at each eye level to receive turquoise inlays (one of them still remaining). Large round knob at the back for attachment to a leather belt. Bronze, with partly encrusted red and green patina. China, Warring States Period (-475/-221). Height: 1 3/4" (4,5 cm). Very good condition.
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A Pair of "Tao Tie" Masks, China, Warring States Period
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Pre AD 1000 item# 672352 (stock# 1-0464)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
cell. 06.70.73.32.84
Euros 525
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Pair of "tao tie" masks, with a rod at the back, probably for attachment to what originally was a vessel, now gone. Bronze, with fine green partly encrusted patina, remnants of soil encrustations. China, Warring States Period (-475/-221), maybe earlier. Dimensions: height: 1 11/16" (4,1 cm), width: 1 1/2" (3,9 cm). The pair is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Very good condition.
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