A PAIR OF SMALL GOLD 'TIGER-MASK' ORNAMENTS, NORTHWEST CHINA, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC OR LATER
A PAIR OF SMALL GOLD 'TIGER-MASK' ORNAMENTS
NORTHWEST CHINA, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC OR LATER
Each small, rounded gold sheet ornament is worked in repoussé as a tiger head with bulging eyes and pointed ears, the tiger's stripes indicated by curved grooves.
Each 1 in. ( 2.6 cm.) wide; weight 2.7 and 2.5 g
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A PAIR OF SMALL GOLD 'TIGER-MASK' ORNAMENTS
NORTHWEST CHINA, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC OR LATER
Each small, rounded gold sheet ornament is worked in repoussé as a tiger head with bulging eyes and pointed ears, the tiger's stripes indicated by curved grooves.
Each 1 in. ( 2.6 cm.) wide; weight 2.7 and 2.5 g