ID 718745
Lot 726 | A TURQUOISE AND HARDSTONE INLAID SILVER BIRD FITTING
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 10 000
EASTERN EURASIAN STEPPES, 2ND-4TH CENTURY AD
The silver fitting is cast in the form of a stylized bird and decorated on the front with inlays of turquoise, carnelian and possibly citrine.
2 3⁄4 in. (6.8 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 October 1989.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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