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LOT 0327

Parthian Bronze Macehead with Ibex

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

7 7/8 in. (1.02 kg, 20 cm).

Tubular in form with ornamental features of a kneeling ibex with a rope coiling around the stem.

Provenance

Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12725-236258.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0327

Parthian Bronze Macehead with Ibex

Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)

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