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A SILVERY BRONZE BIRD-FORM FINIAL
CHINA, HAN DYNASTY OR LATER
Hollow cast as a bird perched on a circular shaft, with small round head, long, curved beak and detailed feathers on the body, wings and tail, with two characters, [] gao, inscribed on the flat top of the head, and other characters and decoration later inscribed on the underside of the tail
6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) long, stand, box

Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.
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