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Offline Istinpolin

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Ordos Culture large bronze feline harness fitting
« on: November 25, 2019, 06:11:10 pm »
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.

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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

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Re: Ordos Culture large bronze feline harness fitting
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2019, 07:22:34 pm »
Fantastic item!  I have seen a few Ordos culture items on the market before but never one like this.  True museum quality!

Very large too!

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(Shawn Caza, Ottawa)

 

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