A BRONZE 'DEER' HANDLED KNIFE Ordos, 12th-11th century BC Finely cast with a curved blade the shaft decorated with geometric designs terminating in a deer head defined by curving horns and long snout. 27cm (10 5/8in) long. Footnotes Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981) Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Compare a similar bronze knife, 12th-11th century BC, illustrated by J.F.So and E.C.Bunker, Traders and Raiders on China's Northern Frontier, Seattle, 1995, pp.101-102, no.15. 鄂爾多斯 公元前十二至十一世紀 青銅鹿紋柄刀 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏