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LOT 0224

Luristan Zoomorphic Pin Finial

8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

8 1/2 in. (118 grams, 21.5 cm).

With complex finial incorporating the foreparts of an ibex surmounted by a winged gryphon with cow-horns and coiled disc between the neck and arched wing.

Provenance

Acquired in 1967.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 0224

Luristan Zoomorphic Pin Finial

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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