AN UNUSUAL AND RARE SILVER ORNAMENT, NORTHWEST CHINA , 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
AN UNUSUAL AND RARE SILVER ORNAMENT
NORTHWEST CHINA , 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
The ornament is finely cast as a stylized feline head with pointed ears and almond-shaped eyes above the stylized, coiled and scallop-edged body. A square, openwork, cage-like loop projects from the back of the head.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) long; weight 23.2 g
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AN UNUSUAL AND RARE SILVER ORNAMENT
NORTHWEST CHINA , 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
The ornament is finely cast as a stylized feline head with pointed ears and almond-shaped eyes above the stylized, coiled and scallop-edged body. A square, openwork, cage-like loop projects from the back of the head.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) long; weight 23.2 g
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