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Two sets of gilt bronze belt plaques and fittings, Possibly…
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Sydney
Date:
8-Aug-2021
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Two sets of gilt bronze belt plaques and fittings, Possibly Song dynasty with box, (23). Plaque segments of belt in this form, in metal or jade, were likely influenced by the central Asia nomadic cultures, with known examples dating from as early as Han dynasty through until the 14th century. Typically a set would include a longer plaque with a curved end. For examples of such segments from various periods, see the Metropolitan Museum collection, New York, decorative gilt-bronze and jade belt plaques, Tang dynasty, accession number: 24.102.5 and 1992.165.22a?j; a set of eleven gilt-bronze belt fittings, Central Asia, 14th century, see Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic, 22 April 2015, London, sale L15220, lot 183; and a parcel-gilt bronze belt plaque, Tang dynasty, Bonhams, Roger Keverne Ltd Moving On, 11 May 2021, London, sale 26397, lot 70
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Antiquities: Asian