FIVE SMALL GOLD 'STAG' PLAQUES NORTHEAST CHINA, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC Each plaque is finely cast as a recumbent stag, the legs tucked under its body, and the upturned head with antlers formed by three rings. Four of the plaques have flat backs set with small attachment loops while the fifth is pierced through the muzzle for suspension. 1 in. (2.7 cm.) wide; total weight 24.3 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK25 and CK26. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 2 and lot 3 (part).
FIVE SMALL GOLD 'STAG' PLAQUES NORTHEAST CHINA, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC Each plaque is finely cast as a recumbent stag, the legs tucked under its body, and the upturned head with antlers formed by three rings. Four of the plaques have flat backs set with small attachment loops while the fifth is pierced through the muzzle for suspension. 1 in. (2.7 cm.) wide; total weight 24.3 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK25 and CK26. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 2 and lot 3 (part).
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