A BRONZE OPENWORK RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC
A BRONZE OPENWORK RECTANGULAR PLAQUE NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC The plaque is cast with two addorsed ibex with outward-facing heads cast in high relief, their arching horns entwined in the leaves of the trees beneath which they stand. The reverse is slightly concave. There is a brown patina and green encrustation. Together with a small doe-form yoke ornament, 5th-4th century BC, southwestern Inner Mongolia, northwest China, the deer has a long neck, pricked ears and relief-cast oval eyes. The front and back hoofs are joined by slender bars. 4¾ and 3 3/8 in. (12.2 and 8.5 cm.) long, one wood stand (2)
A BRONZE OPENWORK RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC
A BRONZE OPENWORK RECTANGULAR PLAQUE NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC The plaque is cast with two addorsed ibex with outward-facing heads cast in high relief, their arching horns entwined in the leaves of the trees beneath which they stand. The reverse is slightly concave. There is a brown patina and green encrustation. Together with a small doe-form yoke ornament, 5th-4th century BC, southwestern Inner Mongolia, northwest China, the deer has a long neck, pricked ears and relief-cast oval eyes. The front and back hoofs are joined by slender bars. 4¾ and 3 3/8 in. (12.2 and 8.5 cm.) long, one wood stand (2)
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