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A SILVER PLAQUE WITH A WINGED GRIFFIN, SOGDIA, HEPHTALITE PERIOD
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A SILVER PLAQUE WITH A WINGED GRIFFIN, SOGDIA, HEPHTALITE PERIOD

Central Asia, 500s-600s. Of circular form, the plaque superbly chased and engraved in relief with a winged griffin. The beast powerfully poised with one foot raised, splendent wings outstretched, and face with a fierce expression, mouth open in a snarl.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired in the mid-1990s in Paris, France. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired from the above. Copies of a Certificate of Authenticity and Declaration of Legal Origin from Dr. István Zelnik accompany this lot. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Onno Janssens (b. 1941) is an Olympiad bridge player and prominent collector of Himalayan and Buddhist art. After studying Tibetology, he began in the 1990s to assemble an impressive collection including thangkas, mandalas, stupas, ritual implements, and sculptures in bronze, copper, and stone, which he acquired from auction houses and dealers of the highest order. A part of the collection was sold at Christie’s New York on 22 March 2011, in a legendary sale which at the time achieved a record total for Indian and Southeast Asian Art. A selection of 88 of Himalayan objects from the Onno Janssens Collection were offered, next to other famous collectors including James and Marilynn Asldorf and Isao Kurita. His collection reflects his eye for quality and rarity, but also his desire for uncovering that rare and coveted work that few others, if any have. In his own words 'to put it quite simply, I’ve always felt it important to buy what I like. Any time I consider acquiring a new work for my collection, I must hold it in my hands. Only then will I truly know if it inspires me.’
Condition: Very good condition with manufacturing irregularities. Ancient wear, the silver with soil encrustations indicating a prolonged period of burial, minuscule dings and light warping.

Weight: 9.9 cm
Dimensions: Diameter 6.6 cm

Metalworking in gold, silver, and bronze was one of the crafts in which Sogdian artisans particularly excelled. Many Sogdian metalwork shapes and techniques influenced Chinese metalwork and continued, with modifications over time, in Muslim Central Asia and Iran. The value of the Sogdian workmanship was such that their metalcrafts were traded extensively. Sogdian vessels—mainly silver—have been found in diverse regions of Asia, from points along the east–west Silk and northern Fur Routes in northern and southern Russia to areas of Central Asia beyond Sogdiana, and in China.

At first glance, Sogdian metalwork resembles that of the Sasanians, but differences, subtle and otherwise, differentiate them by shape, technique, and iconography. Sogdian vessels tend to be less massive than the Sasanian works, with different shapes, made using different techniques, and showing a greater dynamism in their designs. The static figures of ruling kings popular in Sasanian metalwork appear in Sogdian pieces only at the end of the 8th century, when Sogdiana finally came under Muslim rule. Instead, Sogdian artisans preferred medallions, each enclosing a single animal.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related Sogdian silver plate with a winged griffin from the Hephtalite period, 32 cm wide, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, accession number 1967.34.

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