18 septembre 2021
A turquoise-inlaid gilt-bronze 'bear' fitting, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Lot 43. A turquoise-inlaid gilt-bronze 'bear' fitting, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Height 4½ in., 11.43 cm. Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD . Lot sold: 13,860 USD. © Sotheby's 2021 well cast as a hollow conical socket issuing from a ferocious bovine mask...