A CIRCULAR GOLD 'TORTOISE' BOX AND COVER TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) One side of the circular box is delicately chased with a circular medallion of a tortoise with raised head walking amidst peony scroll, the other side is decorated with a circular medallion of a flower surrounded by scrolling, leafy sprays, and the upright sides with foliate scroll, all reserved on a fine ring-punched ground. 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm.) diam.; weight 16.3 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK41. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 80.
A CIRCULAR GOLD 'TORTOISE' BOX AND COVER TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) One side of the circular box is delicately chased with a circular medallion of a tortoise with raised head walking amidst peony scroll, the other side is decorated with a circular medallion of a flower surrounded by scrolling, leafy sprays, and the upright sides with foliate scroll, all reserved on a fine ring-punched ground. 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm.) diam.; weight 16.3 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK41. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 80.
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