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WESTERN CHINA, 5TH CENTURY BC
Details
A TINNED-BRONZE BELT PLAQUE
WESTERN CHINA, 5TH CENTURY BC
The broad, S-shaped plaque with ribbed body and curved ends is finely engraved with striated bands.
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) wide
WESTERN CHINA, 5TH CENTURY BC
The broad, S-shaped plaque with ribbed body and curved ends is finely engraved with striated bands.
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 95.
Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 95.
Literature
Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, The Museum of Art and Far Eastern Antiquities in Ulricehamn, Ulricehamn, 1999, pl. 108.