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LOT 1433
Sasanian Silver Artefact Collection
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (138 grams total, 21-58 mm).
Comprising: hollow-formed bird advancing on a square base; lion-head finial with gilt detailing; fluted finial with gilt knop; quatrefoil finial with central garnet cabochon; two small lion-mask appliqués. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired between 1965-2020.
Private collection, London.
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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