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LOT 0541
Parthian Figural Silver Dagger Hilt
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (66 grams, 86 mm).
Formed as a standing male figure with swept back, shoulder-length hair, hands held at the waist; mounting lug below.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
FootnotesThis hilt was probably for an acinaces blade, usually 14-18 inches long and used throughout a vast swath of territory encompassing the eastern Mediterranean, the Near East and central Asia, by such diverse cultures as the Parthians, the Medes, the Greeks, and the Scythians.
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LOT 0541
Parthian Figural Silver Dagger Hilt
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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