A BRONZE TAOTIE MASK-FORM FITTING

Lot 889
24.09.2020 09:30UTC -05:00
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$ 2 500
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ID 395966
Lot 889 | A BRONZE TAOTIE MASK-FORM FITTING
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
A BRONZE TAOTIE MASK-FORM FITTING

CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-534)

Cast as a taotie mask with curved fangs, a beak-form nose, bulging eyes and a pair of pricked ears which flank a central openwork area formed with a figure standing with arms akimbo on the back legs of two confronted dragons

4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) wide, tieli and softwood stand

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