A TURQUOISE AND HARDSTONE INLAID SILVER BIRD FITTING

Lot 726
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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ID 718745
Lot 726 | A TURQUOISE AND HARDSTONE INLAID SILVER BIRD FITTING
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 10 000
A TURQUOISE AND HARDSTONE INLAID SILVER BIRD FITTING

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.
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