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A PAIR OF BRONZE ‘CATTLE HEAD’ BELL, DONG SON CULTURE, BATTAMBANG PROVINCE
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A PAIR OF BRONZE ‘CATTLE HEAD’ BELL, DONG SON CULTURE, BATTAMBANG PROVINCE

Vietnam, c. 300 BC. Well cast, the conical body terminating in a bulbous head detailed with bulging eyes, a broad scrolling snout, flanked by ears that stick out and surmounted by a horizontal tubular suspension loop, the body finely detailed with numerous characteristic spiral designs. (2)

Provenance: Patrick Dupont, Brussels, Belgium, 2019. The private collection of Olivier Maréchal, Belgium, acquired from the above. A copy of a certificate of authenticity, from Patrick Dupont, dated 10 September 2019 and confirming the dating above, accompanies this lot. Olivier Maréchal (b. 1973) is a noted Belgian collector and dealer specializing in the arts of India, Vietnam, and Thailand. He began his career in the mid-1990s, learning from his father who helped him with his first purchases. He later managed Surya Gallery in Brussels, Belgium.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, signs of weathering and erosion, casting flaws, encrustations, and minor losses. Good, ancient patina overall.

Weight: 214 g and 241 g
Dimensions: Height 7.8 cm and 8.3 cm

A variety of bronze ritual works including bells with human and animal figures were characteristic of the Dong Son culture. These bells would likely have been used to decorate animal harnesses to warn of their approach.

Dong Son (named for Dong Son, a village in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam) was a Bronze Age culture in ancient Vietnam centered at the Red River Valley of northern Vietnam from 1000 BC until the first century AD. Vietnamese historians attribute it to the states of V?n Lang and ?u L?c. Its influence spread to other parts of Southeast Asia, including Maritime Southeast Asia, throughout the first millennium BC. The culture long remained a mystery to western archaeologists, and it was known only through its bronze objects, many of which were taken from burial sites. Dong Son bronze objects were exhibited in Europe for a century before their original location was even determined, and several theories and speculations over the dating methodologies of the culture continue to this day.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 30 January 2019, lot 149
Price: GBP 5,250 or approx. EUR 8,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Four Cambodian Dong Son Buffalo bells, Battambang province, probably 300 BC to 300 AD
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and similar form. Note the size (11.5 cm) and that the lot comprises four bells.

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