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LOT 0513
Parthian Silver Horse Harness Pendant Hanger with Face
3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (14.57 grams, 61 mm).
Domed stud with facial detailing, radiating ribbed hair, pellet eyes, transverse ribbed moustache, rivet to reverse; loop below with attached pendant disc.
Provenance
Acquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London 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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