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Achaemenid Bronze Flower Finial Collection Achaemenid Bronze Flower Finial Collection Achaemenid Bronze Flower Finial Collection
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LOT 1013

Achaemenid Bronze Flower Finial Collection

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

2 1/2 - 6 3/4 in. (687 grams total, 62-175 mm).

Including two small buds with ferrous spikes and two larger blooms with square-section mounting pins. [4]

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market, 1990s.
English private collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1013

Achaemenid Bronze Flower Finial Collection

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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