A PAIR OF UNUSUAL BRONZE TAOTIE MASKS AND RING HANDLES
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A PAIR OF UNUSUAL BRONZE TAOTIE MASKS AND RING HANDLES

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)

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A PAIR OF UNUSUAL BRONZE TAOTIE MASKS AND RING HANDLES
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Each well-cast mask is finely detailed with striated hair markings and suspends a loose ring from the down-turned nose which continues into a rectangular tab on the back.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high overall

J. T. Tai, New York.
Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York.
Acquired from the above in 1974.