PLAQUE EN BRONZE ARCHAÏQUE PARTIELLEMENT DORÉ,... Lot n° 216

PLAQUE EN BRONZE ARCHAÏQUE PARTIELLEMENT DORÉ, PAIRE DE PLAQUES EN BRONZE DORÉ, ET UNE PETITE PLAQUE EN BRONZE EN FORME DE DAIM Ordos, vers le VIe – Ier siècle av. J.-C. AN ARCHAIC PARCEL-GILT BRONZE PLAQUE; A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE PLAQUES; AND A SMALL DEER-SHAPED BRONZE PLAQUE Ordos, circa 6th-1st century BC Comprising, one plaque parcel gilt and decorated with a pair of recumbent horses, the legs bent and tucked under their well-defined muscular bodies, circa 2nd century BC 10cm (4in) wide x 4.7cm (1 3/8in) high; a pair of reticulated gilt-bronze plaques, decorated with openwork designs of sinuous dragons, circa 2nd century BC, 6cm (2 3/8in) long x 3.9cm (1 1/2in) wide; together with a small plaque shaped as a deer with its legs folded beneath the body, the long antlers held parallel close to its back, 6th century BC, 4cm (1 1/in) long. (4). Footnotes: Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Compare the central belt plaque with a similar pair of belt plaques, 2nd century BC, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, p.346, no.225. The author notes that 'two pairs of identical plaques were excavated at Xichagou, Xifeng, northeast Liaoning Province, and at Daodunzi in Tongxin, Ningxia, both sites associated with the Xiongnu'. A set of twenty similar bronze 'deer' garment ornaments, 6th century BC, is illustrated by J.F.So and E.C.Bunker, Traders and Raiders on China's Northern Frontier, Seattle, 1995, p.160, no.83. 鄂爾多斯 約公元前六至一世紀 局部鎏金銅馬紋飾牌、鎏金銅獸紋飾牌一對、及青銅鹿形飾牌 一組四件 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1935年前入藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com