A CIRCULAR GOLD PLAQUE LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, 3RD CENTURY BC The gold sheet plaque is chased on the convex center with six interlaced serpents, their heads facing the 'bead' border and their spines and tails detailed with stippling. The out-turned edge of the plaque is pierced for attachment. 2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) diam.; weight 12.5 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK5. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 18.
A CIRCULAR GOLD PLAQUE LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD, 3RD CENTURY BC The gold sheet plaque is chased on the convex center with six interlaced serpents, their heads facing the 'bead' border and their spines and tails detailed with stippling. The out-turned edge of the plaque is pierced for attachment. 2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) diam.; weight 12.5 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK5. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 18.
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