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LOT 2030
Central Asian Silver-Gilt Belt Buckle with Attack Scene
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
2 5/8 in. (48.3 grams, 68 mm).
Comprising: central openwork motif of a feline attacking a horse within an ovolo border; the feline pouncing on the horse's back with its jaws sunk into the neck, bringing the horse to the ground; belt-hook to forward edge.
ProvenanceEx Soufi family collection, circa 1950.
with Christie's, London, 13 October 2008, no.32.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue page.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11746-202177.
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.
For a similar shaped belt buckle pair, cf. Rawson, J., and Bunker, E., Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pp.350-151, no.228.
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LOT 2030
Central Asian Silver-Gilt Belt Buckle with Attack Scene
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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