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AN ORDOS ‘TWIN YAK’ BRONZE BELT PLAQUE, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC
Lot 120 - ANT1125
North China. Of rectangular form, crisply cast in openwork with two confronting yaks, the design reticulated and their bodies stylized with teardrop limbs and feet, all framed by a band of small rectangles, with a circular perforation to one end and a small hook to the other end for attachment.
Provenance: French trade.
Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age, fine patina with areas of malachite-green and copper-red, and few soil encrustations.
Weight: 68.6 g
Dimensions: Size 11 x 5.9 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a near identical plaque with two yaks, North China, dated 2nd–1st century BC, size 11 x 5.6 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1985.214.77. Compare a near identical copper alloy belt ornament with two bulls, China, size 14.7 x 7.2 cm, in the National Museum of Korea, accession number Jeung4675.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 25 October 2022, lot 15
Price: EUR 3,187 or approx. EUR 3,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An archaic bronze openwork 'battling onagers' plaque
Expert remark: Compare the openwork details, the frame, zoomorphic subject, and size (12.5 x 5.5 cm).
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