A collection of animal-style bronzes

Chinese

British Museum

200 BC-200 AD

A collection of 29 works consisting of 21 animal-style bronze plaques from the Ordos region of China including griffin-headed horses, a tiger carrying a ram in its jaws, a tiger attacking a stag, stags confronted on either side of a bear-headed man standing on a pillar. Also one stealite plaque; a pole filial and six belt-hooks.

• Medium: bronze
• Art Fund Grant: £300 ( Total: £300)
• ArtFunded in: 1950
• Vendor: M Henri Metz, Nice

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