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LOT 1274

Estimate
GBP (£) 300 - 400
EUR (€) 350 - 460
USD ($) 400 - 540

ACHAEMENID SILVER ANIMAL-HEADED HANDLE
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 in. (56.5 grams, 90 mm).

With round-section shank slightly bowed at the middle, at each end a horse-head finial with low-relief detailing, pricked ears, integral attachment plate.

PROVENANCE:
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971.

CONDITION
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