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LOT 0187
Luristan Bronze Horse Attachment Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 - 4 1/4 in. (317 grams total, 2.5-10.7 cm).
Comprising: four openwork rosette style mounts with conical centres and strap junction to reverse; a whorl-shaped mount with mounting lug to reverse; an openwork comma-shaped fitting with loop to reverse; a rosette with domed head and rectangular lug to reverse; fitting with openwork geometric design and circular suspension loop; cylindrical bar terminating in a stylised feline head. [9]
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0187
Luristan Bronze Horse Attachment Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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