Warring States period, 5th-3rd century BCShaped as a reclining stag with scrolling antlers terminating in bird's heads.W. 5.8 cmProvenance:- Collection of Claude Sciaky - Menaschè, Venice- Collection Drs. Koos de Jong, AmsterdamCompare:- J.F. So and E.C. Bunker, Traders and Raiders on China's Northern Frontier, Seattle and London 1995, p. 56, fig. 20- E.C. Bunker, Ancient Bronzes of the Eastern Eurasian Steppes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York 1997, pp.49-50, figs. A53 and A56Orientations, November 1999, p. 52, fig. 6- H. Wei and C. Deydier, Ancient Chinese Gold, Paris 2001, pp. 62-63, fig. 101Note:A similar crest is in the Museum for the History of Shaanxi and is excavated from a tomb near Nalingaotu Village, Shenmu County, China. These precious metal luxury objects were probably produced by Chinese craftsmen for Scythian or Ukok nomads living at the northwestern borders.