A PAIR OF ORDOS GILT-BRONZE 'AUROCHS' BELT PLAQUES

Circa 500 B.C.E - 100 C.E

約公元前 500 年至公元 100 年 鄂爾多斯鎏雙牛紋牌飾一對

Each openwork plaque cast to depict a pair of opposing aurochs with large, muscular torsos and powerful horns, standing foursquare within a rectangular border,

13cm long, weight approx. 230g and 162g

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Compare a related bronze plaque, dated to 2nd - 1st Century B.C.E, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 2002.201.120.