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A pair of bronze 'mythical beast' horses' harness frontlets, Western Zhou dynasty 西周 青銅獸面馬冠飾一對
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November 25, 04:49 AM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 HKD
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A pair of bronze 'mythical beast' horses' harness frontlets,
Western Zhou dynasty
西周 青銅獸面馬冠飾一對
l. 22.2 cm
Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London, 2019.
Ben Janssens Oriental Art，倫敦，2019年
馬冠飾，又稱當顱，繫於馬匹額頭最上方，兼備裝飾與防護之效。此式馬具，早見於殷商之時，其風秦漢續延，除青銅外，也有採用金銀等材質之例。