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LOT 0509
Scythian Bronze Eagle-Head Mount
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (9 grams, 40 mm).
With an almond-shaped eye and hooked beak, hatching above the head and pierced through the cheek. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North American private collection, 1970s-1990s.
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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