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A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUFFALO Western Zhou Dynasty
A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUFFALO Western Zhou Dynasty
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Description
A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUFFALO
Western Zhou Dynasty
Cast standing four-square and facing forwards, the body decorated with spiral motifs to the haunches, the bronze patinated to a reddish brown hue with areas of verdigris.
8.2cm (3 1/4in) long.
Footnotes:
西周 銅牛

Provenance:
Arthur M Sackler, by repute
Dr Paul Singer, by repute

For a pair of buffalos see D. Lion-Goldschmidt, Chinese Art, 1966, p. 68, pl. 39. A bronze elephant, only 2.5cm in length from the Royal Ontario Museum was published by Singer in P. Singer, Early Chinese Miniatures, China House Gallery, 1977, cat. no. 16.
Condition
General old wear consistent with age.
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A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUFFALO Western Zhou Dynasty

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
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£1,600

Starting Price £1,600
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