An extremely rare Chinese bronze warhorse protection mask, 11th/8th C. B.C.

 H 64,5 - L 29,5 cm 

Provenance (by repute):

- Found in archaeological excavations in Yunnan Province in the early 1970s.

- Collection 'La Boisselière'. About this collection, see: Eliane La Boisselière (de), Guy La Boisselière (de), Pierre Drugmand, Paul Louis, 'Eperonnerie et parure du cheval de l'antiquité à nos jours', Brussels, 2005. Items of this collection are part of the collection of the Met Museum (link).

Condition: (UV-checked)

- The mask with the normal wear and minor damage.

- The smaller part with the normal wear. The left top corner broken.