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3. Bronze Handle China Hebei Province Late Shang Dynasty 1600- 1100 BC Bronze Length 21cm |
The handle is extremely rare in that an elephant, tiger, a mythical horned creature and another tiger are depicted morphing into one another. Elephant becomes tiger, whose head is in the jaws of a fantastic horned and fanged monster, whilst a tiger surmounts the head of the same monster. Detail: close-up |