Lot 457. An agate and turquoise-inlaid circular belt fitting, Dian Culture (4th century BC-109 AD); 17.8cm (7in) diam. Estimate £800 - £1,200. Sold for £ 7,650 (€ 8,925). © Bonhams

Of large circular concave form, the centre inlaid with agate, surrounded by a band of triangles formed of small circular turquoise discs, surrounded by more small turquoise sequins, the reverse with hook, box.

Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2008, no.9.

Note: A similar belt fitting was unearthed in burial no.68 at Lijiashan, Jiangchuan County, Yunnan Province, and is now in the Lijiashan Bronze Museum, illustrated in Hunting and Rituals: Treasures from the Ancient Dai Kingdom of Yunnan, Hong Kong, 2004, p.101, no.56.

Bonhams. Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On (Part II), London, New Bond Street, 7 Jun 2021