A RARE GOLD PLAQUE NORTHEAST CHINA, 1ST CENTURY BC-3RD CENTURY AD The plaque is shaped as four animal heads, projecting from the corners, with a highly abstract figure in the center, and further decorated with two raised oval bosses and cloisons . 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) wide; weight 41.6 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK33. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 31.
A RARE GOLD PLAQUE NORTHEAST CHINA, 1ST CENTURY BC-3RD CENTURY AD The plaque is shaped as four animal heads, projecting from the corners, with a highly abstract figure in the center, and further decorated with two raised oval bosses and cloisons . 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) wide; weight 41.6 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK33. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 31.
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