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The mask of an ordinary t'ao-t'ieh was originally inlaid with turquoise, of which only remnants are left. Patina green.

Appliqué in the form of taotie mask, 12th century BCE

China

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A bovine head in the round decorates this dress hook of gilded bronze inlaid with turquoise in an abstract design. It is a first rate exmple of a well-known type. For a similar dress hook, see Eumorfopoulos, Volume 2, Plate 40.

Garment hook, 4th-3rd century BCE

China

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Ceremonial knife with six nitches on each side (flanges), bronze guard inlaid with turquoise; the handle is also flanged and is decorated with monster-mask design and topped by a dragon-like animal. The mask on the handle is incised and identical design is on both sides. Mottled tan jade (darker by the handle); traces of red pigment and calcification, the bronze part of the handle is patinated.

Ceremonial Miniature Chi Axe, 1766-1122 BCE

China

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