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LOT 0904
Achaemenid Silver Feline Brooch Pair
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (22.3 grams total, 30 mm each).
A matching pair of silver fibula brooches, each composed of a plano-convex bow, balustered arms with one knop-style head and one curved catchplate, round-section pin with coiled wire collar, bow decorated with the addorsed forequarters of two felines with stylised markings and facial features. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
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LOT 0904
Achaemenid Silver Feline Brooch Pair
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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