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LOT 1309
Achaemenid Decorated Bronze Flower Finials
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.
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LOT 1309
Achaemenid Decorated Bronze Flower Finials
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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