FOUR SMALL GOLD ORNAMENTS, EASTERN HAN-SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD, 1ST-4TH CENTURY AD
FOUR SMALL GOLD ORNAMENTS
EASTERN HAN-SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD, 1ST-4TH CENTURY AD
The group comprises: an ornament decorated as a winged figure riding a dragon, the bodies covered in granulation and the eye of the dragon with a turquoise inlay, on a gilded lacquer backing; an openwork gold plaque similarly decorated with a central figure framed by four directional creatures in a square frame; an openwork gold plaque cut from thin gold sheet decorated with a figure riding on a dragon; and an openwork gold plaque of petal shape with silver and turquoise inlays and decorated with numerous scrolls and volutes depicting a cicada.
1 3/8, ¾, 1 ½ and 1 ½ in. (3.3, 1.9, 3.8 and 3.8 cm.) wide; first with wood base with magnifier, others framed
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FOUR SMALL GOLD ORNAMENTS
EASTERN HAN-SIX DYNASTIES PERIOD, 1ST-4TH CENTURY AD
The group comprises: an ornament decorated as a winged figure riding a dragon, the bodies covered in granulation and the eye of the dragon with a turquoise inlay, on a gilded lacquer backing; an openwork gold plaque similarly decorated with a central figure framed by four directional creatures in a square frame; an openwork gold plaque cut from thin gold sheet decorated with a figure riding on a dragon; and an openwork gold plaque of petal shape with silver and turquoise inlays and decorated with numerous scrolls and volutes depicting a cicada.
1 3/8, ¾, 1 ½ and 1 ½ in. (3.3, 1.9, 3.8 and 3.8 cm.) wide; first with wood base with magnifier, others framed