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A RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD 'ARGALI' FIBULA, WESTERN MONGOLIA, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Published: Tina Pang, Treasures of the Eurasian Steppes: Animal Art from 800 BC to 200 AD, New York, 1998, p. 127, no. 137.Eurasian Steppes. Hollow cast, the argali head with stout downward curled horns, blunt turquoise-inlaid nose and eyes, extending to a linear serrated back applied with tubular extensions with further inlays. Provenance: A private collection in Canada, 1980s. Ariadne Galleries, New York and London, acquired in 1993. A distinguished American private collection, acquired from the above on 27 April 2016. A copy of the Art Loss Register Reference S00116622 dated 31 August 2016 accompanies this lot. A copy of a certificate from Ariadne Galleries, describing the present lot as a fibula and confirming the dating and provenance above, accompanies this lot. Founded in 1972, Ariadne Galleries has established a reputation as one of the world's leading dealers in the field of ancient art. With a prominent gallery in New York's upper East side for many years, in 2014 Ariadne opened its second gallery in London's historic art district, Mayfair. With nearly fifty years in the industry, Ariadne boasts of several important private collectors and foundations among its clients, as well as some of the world's most celebrated museums, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard University Art Museums, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Obvious losses, some corrosion, tiny nicks, and traces of weathering and erosion. Two inlays replaced. The top pierced with two apertures.Weight: 26.5 g (excl. stand), 80.9 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 6.5 cm (excl. stand), 8.6 cm (incl. stand)With an associated metal stand. (2)This rare ornament attests to the long-standing and skilful tradition in metal working employed by the nomadic tribes who inhabited the Eurasian steppes and reflects their unique beliefs and lifestyle.The argali sheep, together with rams, stags, wild goats, birds and felines, features heavily in the art of nomadic peoples, reflecting their close relationship with the natural world, their hunting abilities, and their livelihood - herding. Such animal imagery may also be a manifestation of shamanism, which was practiced by various nomadic tribes. In some instances, the shaman was transformed into an animal which the tribe then adopted as their sacred emblem. The argali head on the present piece, then, may have indicated the owner's allegiance to a particular tribe, as well as having a protective capacity, shielding the wearer from evil spirits. Expensive items of personal adornment would also have served as a conspicuous and significant symbol of status in a society for whom constant mobility denied access to more conventional forms of material wealth.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related pair of turquoise-inlaid gold argali brooches, excavated in 1971 from a Bronze Age tomb No. 9 at Tevsh Uul in Bogd soum, ?v?rkhangai Province, in the collection of the Chinggis Khaan National Museum, Ulaanbaatar. The burial mound, measuring 10 by 6 meters with a square stone enclosure, contained a grave at a depth of 1.8 meters. Positioned at either temple of the interred individual was this pair of gold ornaments, identical in craftsmanship to the present lot and similarly modeled in the form of stylized argali (wild sheep) heads.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 6 Price: GBP 26,900 or approx. EUR 57,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A rare Ordos turquoise-inlaid gold ram fitting, Spring and Autumn period Expert remark: Compare the closely related craftsmanship with similar materials and use of inlay. Note the later date. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 12 September 2019, lot 511 Price: USD 591,000 or approx. EUR 632,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A superb and extremely rare turquoise-inlaid gold openwork chape Expert remark: Compare the related craftsmanship with similar materials and use of inlay. Note the size (5.3 cm) and later date.

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