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A large bronze military drum/bell. South-central/South-west China. Late Eastern Zhou/early Western Han dynasty, 3rd century BC
Lempertz · Köln
Hammer price
189,880SEK
17,000 EUR in original currency · Hammer price — the house doesn't publish bid history.
Description & details
A large bronze military drum/bell. South-central/South-west China. Late Eastern Zhou/early Western Han dynasty, 3rd century BC Of nearly elliptical cross section, the body swells gradually toward the top and ends in a flaring everted lip, on top of the drum a figure of a tiger, the top with two fishes in linear relief. An inscription to the inside. Greenish patina with brown spots. Restoration to the body. Height 43.5 cm
- Category
- Deocrative Arts
- Location
- Köln
- Dimensions
- H 43.5 cm