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Ordos Bronzes, Western Inner Mongolia
Ordos Bronzes, Western Inner Mongolia
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Ordos Bronzes, Western Inner Mongolia. Warring States period (3rd century BC). a) Bridle ornament in the form of a recumbent argali ram. b) Bridle ornament in the form of a lynx mask with bird tail
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Ordos Bronzes, Western Inner Mongolia
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BATEA : 260
Simple name
fitting
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metal; Ordos; bronze; fitting; animal; Warring States
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now 1808
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(i) A bridle ornament in the form of a recumbent argali ram resting with its head turned back against its hindquarters and legs curled up. The back with a ring for attachment. The design here can be traced back to Scythian examples of the 5th century BC in the region of the Black Sea. A similar plaque of the late 4th to early 3rd century BC has been excavated in northern Shanxi. (ii) A bridle ornament in the form of a lynx mask with stylised bird form hanging from its jaws. Ring for attachment at back. Similar examples in silver are known dating form the 3rd century BC.
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bronze
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good
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dark brown
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"(i) 2.5 cm, (ii) 4.5 cm"
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"(i) 3 cm, (ii) 2 cm"
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3rd century BC
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Warring States
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Western Inner Mongolia
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