LOT 517 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE RAM-FORM LAMPS (YANG DENG) - XRF TE...
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Han Dynasty, Ca. 206 BC A hollow-cast oil lamp in the form of a recumbent ram with a head raised with long, ribbed horns curled behind pointed ears and stylised goatee. The hinged rump forming the cover of the lamp. Typically, the hinged cover flips up to reveal the oil reservoir in the body of the animal. some restoration. For similar see: The Tomb of Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan, Mancheng, Hebei province,and is illustrated in:Zhongguo Qingtongqi Quanji - 12 - Qin Han, Beijing 1998, p. 112, no. 110.The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. Size: L:200mm / W:250mm ; 2.4kg, 2.2 Provenance: East Anglian private collection; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.
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