A RARE PAIR OF SMALL GOLD BOAR-FORM ORNAMENTS, NORTHEAST CHINA, 5TH-3RD CENTURY BC
A RARE PAIR OF SMALL GOLD BOAR-FORM ORNAMENTS
NORTHEAST CHINA, 5TH-3RD CENTURY BC
Each ornament is finely cast as a kneeling boar with powerful body and legs, bristly mane, curled tail and pricked ears, the facial features, including the tusks, are finely detailed, and there are two flat, vertical attachment loops on the concave reverse.
Each 1 ¼ in. (3.2 cm.) wide; weight 9.8 and 9.5 g
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A RARE PAIR OF SMALL GOLD BOAR-FORM ORNAMENTS
NORTHEAST CHINA, 5TH-3RD CENTURY BC
Each ornament is finely cast as a kneeling boar with powerful body and legs, bristly mane, curled tail and pricked ears, the facial features, including the tusks, are finely detailed, and there are two flat, vertical attachment loops on the concave reverse.
Each 1 ¼ in. (3.2 cm.) wide; weight 9.8 and 9.5 g
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