Dear Friends,
as an avid collector of Ordos culture items I am very proud of having this item and I wanted to share it with you.
Full description:
Ordos Culture large bronze feline harness fitting
144 mm, 113.61 gr
Ordos Culture bronze harness fitting,
cast in open
work depicting a feline figure with a
serpent projecting from mouth, another
serpent biting the
animals tail.
Rare piece in exceptional museum grade.
Dating to circa the second half of the 1st millennium B.C. Steppes region, Mongolia.
Ex- Walther G. von Krenner
collection, acquired in the 1970's.
Author of "An
identification Guide - Creatures Real and Imaginary in
Chinese and
Japanese Art"
Best wishes,
Burak