HAN DYNASTY GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE CROSSBOW TRIGGER. Ca. 206 BC - AD 220. A Chinese Han dynasty gold and silver inlaid bronze crossbow trigger decorated in various parts assembled into a complex mechanism held together using two bolts, the trigger fitting with a gold inlaid zoomorphic motif towards the handle and another smaller but similar motif at the upper surface. Size: 240mm x 170mm; Weight: 2.09kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Robert R. Bigler, Jun 2009; Ex. American private collection, Robert H. Ellsworth. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.