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Pair of Ordos gold horse bridle fittingsLate
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Pair of Ordos gold horse bridle fittingsLate
Pair of Ordos gold horse bridle fittingsLate
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Pair of Ordos gold horse bridle fittingsLate Warring States (3rd century BC)
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Pair of Ordos gold horse bridle fittingsLate
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BATEA : 298
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fitting
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metal; gold; animal; Warring States; Ordos; fitting; bridle; bear; casting; textile; lost wax; horse;
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A pair of gold fittings of a bear shown frontally with prominent ruff, ears and claws, with a loop at reverse for attachment. The reverse shows a positive textile impression of the lost wax and textile of the casting method.
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gold
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good
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3.1 cm
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2.1 cm
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3 century (BC)
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Warring States
Production place
China
Production site name
Yanxiadu
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Such important pieces were probably made at Yanxiadu, the southern capital of the State of Yan from 311 to 222 BC when the city was destroyed by the Qin emperor in his unification of China during the late Warring States period. Ceramic mooulds showing such textile and lost wax traces were excavated from the ruins of this city in the 1980s. Emma Bunker, the world expert on the Ordos culture pieces, was very envious of these pieces.
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