A set of five archaic bronze 'Taotie mask' ring handles, pushou


Eastern Zhou DynastyEach well cast in the form of a taotie mask with bulging eyes, the masks' elongated beak curled at the end forming a hollow ring, suspending a thick circular ring handle, box. Each 12.7cm (5in) long. (6).
|ProvenanceThe Mengdiexuan CollectionCompare a related pair of bronze mask and ring handles, Han dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1128.