Ordos bronze openwork plaques with mythical felines

M82

£450.00

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Two rectangular openwork plaques, both decorated with a pair of contorted symmetrical feline figures devouring another animal’s head. Both plaques have a pair of bronze straps on the back suggesting that they were probably fitted to a leather belt or girdle.

Culture
Eastern Eurasian Steppes/Siberia, Ordos culture, 5th Century BC

Size
4.9 x 1.5 cms each

Condition
Intact as seen in the photographs

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Gloucestershire, UK; acquired from Chiswick Auctions (London), lot 137, 27th November 2018; formerly in a British private collection. Published: Ben Janssens and Rupert Wace, Ancient Bronzes from China, Ordos and the Steppes; London 2008, catalogue item number 64.

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