* ORNAMENTAL SCONCES Each formed from a gold plate... Lot 182

* ORNAMENTAL SCONCES Each formed from a gold plate repoussé on a die, the motif depicting two rams' heads in profile facing each other. Gold. 4.4 x 4.4 cm. Restoration to an applique. Western Asia, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 220 A.D. A Western Asian gold embossed pair of applique depicting two ram heads. Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - 220 A.D. Provenance Paropamiso, 1980s Rassla Foundation, Zurich Comparanda - Bibliography WANG, S. , Exotica, Fashion and Immortality: The New Use of Gold in Han Dynasty China (206 BCE-CE 220) (a) Applied Mancheng (Zuo, 2020,60) (b) Reconstitution, HAN period *For buyers from the European Union: This lot is sold under temporary import status. Buyers will only be charged an additional handling fee. No import VAT will be charged. Buyers inside European Union: The lot is sold under Temporary Import status. Buyers will only have to pay additional paperworks fees. No import VAT will be charged to them.