Bactrian Silver Macehead with Interlaced Dragons

2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

7 7/8 in. (440 grams total, 20 cm including stand).

Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; rim chipped; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 1577