十七世紀 銅牛頭觥

cast as a well-hollowed vessel in the form of a buffalo head with harnessed horns extending toward the back of the head, detailed with finely incised eyebrows above large round eyes

《Summer Exhibition》， Roger Keverne， 倫敦， 2003年， 編號14

There are traces of red pigment, the expected dents to the surface and casting imperfections, otherwise the bronze rhyton is in overall good condition.
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本觥之原型，見一灑金觥例，斷代唐朝，曾展於《Possessing the Past. Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei》，大都會藝術博物館，紐約，1996年，編號351 (e)。

同造型多製自十七世紀，多為玉器，台北國立故宮博物院藏一例，曾展於《古色–十六至十八世紀藝術的仿古風》，台北，2003年，編號III-26。