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Maker: Unknown
Bronze Taotie mask,with uneven green and reddish brown patination. Feline face with curling horns, ridged eyebrows and pierced, bulging eyes, truncated at the tip of the nose. The back has six shallow loops for attachment
Label, with a tie on, inscribed in green ink 'Sir Neil Malcolm'
History note: Major General Sir Neill Malcolm Exhibited in Paris 1954, Grousset Memorial Exhibition, no. 384
Lent to the museum by Helen H. L. Whittow (nee Malcolm)
Height: 19.4 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Loan (1992) by Whittow, Helen H. L. (nee Malcolm)
Zhou Dynasty
-1050
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-0771
Accession number: ML.5-1992
Primary reference Number: 206801
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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