AN ARCHAIC BRONZE BELT BUCKLE ORDOS, 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

of rectangular form, pierced to the centre with two confronting camels, the rim encircled by a band of tear-drop motifs, Japanese wood box; together with an Ordos bronze horse and a Scythian bronze horse, Han dynasty, wood stand, Japanese wood boxes

Scythian bronze horse: Mayuyama & Co. Ltd., Tokyo.

Belt buckle: This is in good condition, there are some minor areas of malachite encrustation to the reverse. Ordos horse: This is in good condition but does have a small 2mm by 4mm hole to the neck below the mane. Scythian horse: This is in good condition.
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