Gold mask inlaid with garnets, 5th–6th century, unearthed in 1997 from the tomb of a Wusun or Western Turkic nobleman at Zhaosu Poma, Ili Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. Collection of Ili-Kazakh Autonomous District Museum, Inv. No. 97YZS4.b. Photo © 2008...

Lot 53. A very rare gold mask, Liao Dynasty (907-1125) ; 23cm (9in) long. Estimate £ 30,000 - 50,000 (€ 35,000 - 58,000). Sold for £ 32,562 (€ 38,021). Photo Bonhams. With straps encircling the crown of the head and joined at the top by a circular medallion,...