A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE 'BIRD' ORNAMENT LATE SHANG DYNASTY of circular form, the domed surface crisply cast with a stylized mythical bird, detailed with a down-curved beak, bulging eyes, blade-shaped wings, and a hooked tail, all against a leiwen ground within a band of geometric square scales, the reverse set with a horizontal bar for attachment, the surface with some minor areas of malachite encrustation Diameter 2 in., 5 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice Provenance Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE 'BIRD' ORNAMENT LATE SHANG DYNASTY of circular form, the domed surface crisply cast with a stylized mythical bird, detailed with a down-curved beak, bulging eyes, blade-shaped wings, and a hooked tail, all against a leiwen ground within a band of geometric square scales, the reverse set with a horizontal bar for attachment, the surface with some minor areas of malachite encrustation Diameter 2 in., 5 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice Provenance Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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