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A pair of miniature Chinese gilt bronze 'Tiger' chariot yoke fittings
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A pair of miniature Chinese gilt bronze 'Tiger' chariot yoke fittings
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A pair of miniature Chinese gilt bronze 'Tiger' chariot yoke fittings, Western Han dynasty (206BC-9AD), 2.4cm long, wood stand; a pair of Chinese gilt-bronze 'Tiger' chariot yoke fittings, Western Han Dynasty, of curved form with animal head terminals, and loop, 10cm long and a pair of bronze ram heads, 7cm wide (6) Provenance:Private CollectionMiniature chariot fittings purchased from Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 8th March 2004Excavations have revealed that these intriguing fittings are chariot ornaments once used to crown the curved ends of the yoke that was fitted around the horse's neck. Similar 'tiger' fittings, either gilt-bronze or gilt-and-silvered bronze, were excavated in the Han Tombs of Mancheng, Heibei province. See the excavation report, Mancheng Hanmu Fajue Baogao [Excavation of the Han Tombs at Mancheng], vol. 1, Beijing, 1980, p. 322-3, fig. 219-1 for illustration and fig. 215 for a reconstructed diagram showing where these fittings were originally placed. A similar example was included in the exhibition Inlaid Bronze and Related Material from Pre-Tang China, Eskenazi, London, 1991, cat. no. 23. See a larger pair sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 July 2022, Lot 3039Please note this lot is to be sold without reserve.青銅羊首一對及西漢銅鎏金軛軥兩對拍品來源：英國私人收藏，小鎏金軛軥於2004年3月8日購自香港大成古玩*請注意本品不設底價
the small pair with erosion, wear and scratches to the surface commensurate with agethe tiger chariot fittings with extensive corrosion and loss of gilding and one cracked and with other losses the rams heads corroded
the small pair with erosion, wear and scratches to the surface commensurate with agethe tiger chariot fittings with extensive corrosion and loss of gilding and one cracked and with other losses the rams heads corroded