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LOT 0528
Greek Bronze Horse Harness Fitting Group
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 - 2 3/8 in. (52.7 grams total, 49-61 mm).
Comprising: one with flared shank, one lateral loop and openwork square; one with ellipsoid openwork loop and D-shaped bracket to reverse. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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