A PAIR OF EXCEEDINGLY RARE SILVER 'MAKARA' PLAQUES SONG DYNASTY

each of triangular form pierced with two tiny apertures on each of the sides, the recessed top decorated in repoussé with two pairs of confronting makaras, each with a single horn, a long curled snout, and a sinuous scaly body issuing large pelvic fins and a dorsal fin along the spine, extending to a furcated tail, all against a fine stippled ground (2)
Height of taller 3 1/4 in., 8.3 cm

Provenance:
Dai Cun Shu Wu Collection (according to label on the box).
Collection of Frank G. Marcus, until circa 1953.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).