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AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE GILT-BRONZE DRAGON HEAD-FORM FITTING TANG DYNASTY

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superbly cast in a tapered rectangular form with a hollow interior, the striking mythical beast head powerfully rendered with a gently curled single horn above large rounded eyes and a long upturned pointed snout exposing its sharp fangs, the mane finely detailed with neatly incised lines
Length 2 1/2 in., 6.3 cm

Provenance:
C.T. Loo, New York, 19th April 1951.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).


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superbly cast in a tapered rectangular form with a hollow interior, the striking mythical beast head powerfully rendered with a gently curled single horn above large rounded eyes and a long upturned pointed snout exposing its sharp fangs, the mane finely detailed with neatly incised lines
Length 2 1/2 in., 6.3 cm

Provenance:
C.T. Loo, New York, 19th April 1951.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

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