A VERY FINE GOLD HARNESS ORNAMENT LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD-HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC The domed ornament is cast as three dragons, their bodies elegantly interlaced to form the outline. There are three attachment loops on the concave reverse. 1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm.) wide; weight 49.2 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK11. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 7.
A VERY FINE GOLD HARNESS ORNAMENT LATE WARRING STATES PERIOD-HAN DYNASTY, 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC The domed ornament is cast as three dragons, their bodies elegantly interlaced to form the outline. There are three attachment loops on the concave reverse. 1 3/8 in. (3.6 cm.) wide; weight 49.2 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK11. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 7.
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