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LOT 1282

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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

Comprising a round-section recurved shank with a calf's head at each end and flat attachment point; the finials each with large lentoid eyes and hatching to the jaw.

PROVENANCE:
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
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.

CONDITION
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