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LOT 1221
Achaemenid Silver Torc with Animal Heads
6TH-4TH CENTURY BC
5 1/8 in. (86 grams, 13 cm).
Penannular with tapering round-section profile, hatched panels developing to club-ended finials with beast-head detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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