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THBPair of Chinese Warring States Bronze Chariot Axle Caps
Lot 67
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
East Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 476 to 221 BCE. A pair of cast leaded-bronze chariot axle caps shaped like stylized zoomorphic creatures, each perhaps a doe. The heads each present with ears rising alertly into the air, almond eyes beneath raised brows, a perforation through the neck for securing the attachment, and a crease down the center of the brow. Though the faces appear like aggressive canines with snarling teeth, this type of deer presentation typically have parted lips. Fine layers of green and brown patina cover each axle cap in finely aged color. Size of each (both are relatively similar): 1.75" L x 1.25" W x 2" H (4.4 cm x 3.2 cm x 5.1 cm); 5" H (12.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Cf. a full doe figurine with a similar head at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2002.201.50; also the Denver Art Museum, accession number 1954.33.2A
Provenance: ex-John Hurter collection, Palm Springs, California, USA, purchased in Egypt in the mid-1980s and imported into the US prior to 1995
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#178944One head with restoration to small area behind neck base, and the other head with restoration to nearly the entire neck, each with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and exterior break lines. Each head with light earthen deposits, small nicks, and some bronze corrosion, otherwise in very nice condition. Great patina throughout.Condition
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