GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID 'PIGEON' BRONZE STAFF HEAD
realistically moulded in the form of a pigeon supported on a tubular stand for mounting onto a staff, the body with remnant of silver and gold inlay (Dimensions: 7.5cm wide) (Qty: 1)
(7.5cm wide)
Qty: (1)
Footnote: Note: a closely comparable example, also dated to the Western Han dynasty, is in the collection of the Nara National Museum, accession number 1317-373
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realistically moulded in the form of a pigeon supported on a tubular stand for mounting onto a staff, the body with remnant of silver and gold inlay (Dimensions: 7.5cm wide) (Qty: 1)
(7.5cm wide)
Qty: (1)
Footnote: Note: a closely comparable example, also dated to the Western Han dynasty, is in the collection of the Nara National Museum, accession number 1317-373
