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WARRING STATES: PAIR of gilt AE hooks, VF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Chinese Coins - Ancient Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
WARRING STATES: PAIR of gilt AE hooks, VF
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110.00USD+ buyer's premium (22.00)
This item SOLD at 2026 Jan 25 @ 20:29UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
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WARRING STATES: PAIR of gilt AE hooks, both 34 x 29mm, known as pù shôu in Chinese, with the face of a taotie in the front, a mount in the back, and a hook on the bottom, likely made between the late Warring States and early Han Dynasty, used to attach ring to the side of a vessel, both with small casting holes, VF, ex Ilse & Rolf Braun Collection. See www.bonhams.com/auction/26397/lot/21/a-pair-of-gilt-bronze-taotie-mask-handles-han-dynasty-3/ for a similar pair.Rolf (1937-2016) and Ilse Braun were the founder and the secretary of the European Collectors of Primitive Money (EUCOPRIMO), a well-known organization in the field of ethnographic currency. Based in Germany, the group meets twice a year and issues a yearly magazine. Rolf and Ilse also co-authored Opium-Gewichte, one of the most referenced works on Burmese opium weights.