Bidspirit auction | A Chinese Gold and Silver-Inlaid

A Chinese Gold and Silver-Inlaid Bronze Mythical Beast Finial, Western Han Dynasty or Late Warring States Period. - A gold and silver-inlaid bronze mythical beast finial, possibly dating to the Western Han Dynasty or Late Warring States Period. This curved zoomorphic object depicts a highly stylized feline or mythical beast head at its curved terminus. The surface is extensively decorated with intricate curvilinear patterns, volutes, and stylized forms, executed in contrasting silver inlay. L: Approximately 8cm