A pair of bronze 'mask and loose ring' fittings
Warring States/ Western Han DynastyEach taotie crisply cast with tufted ears and incurved horns framing a stylised owl mask, above a central crest descending to a loop nose supporting a thick ring, flanked by bulging eyes, all embellished with fine leiwen patterns, stands.Each 12.8cm (5 in) wide (4).
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Provenance Sotheby's, Early Chinese works of Art, London, 11 December 1990, lot 8.Entwistle, London, B070 (labels).