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LOT 1227
Sasanian Bronze Capricorn Mount
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.5 grams, 40 mm).
Modelled in the half-round with hollow reverse, capricorn with head turned, fish-tail coiled to the rear.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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.
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