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DescriptionA group of 13 gold and hardstone-inlaid bronze chariot harness fittings,Western Han dynasty西漢 青銅錯金嵌寶車馬飾一組十三件
2.7 to 18 cm
including a horse frontlet (danglu 當顱), a pair of S-shaped cheek-pieces (biao 鑣) for a bridle, two snaffles (xian 銜) each with a twist-fluted shaft to be held in the horse’s teeth, three oval harness ornaments (銅泡), and five rings (環)Condition reportGood overall condition. Occasional minor chips to the extremities, largest measuring approx. 0.6cm. Two rings with a few old cracks. All with expected minor losses to the inlay and typical surface encrustation.
整體品相良好。邊角處有微磕，最大約0.6公分。兩環有少許久裂。嵌錯紋飾有細微缺損，表面有皮殼，皆屬正常。
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來源：思源堂收藏，1980至90年代香港邦瀚斯2017年11月9日，編號6（英鎊10,625）Catalogue noteSimilar chariot fittings inlaid with turquoise and agate were discovered in the tomb of Prince Liu Sheng (d. 113 BC) at Mancheng, Heibei province, and illustrated in the excavation report, Mancheng Hanmu Fajue Baogao [Excavation of the Han Tombs at Mancheng], vol. 2, Beijing, 1980, figs 124, 125, 129, 133, 139, 141, 143, 223 and 228.