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LOT 0517
Scythian Bronze Eagle's Head Pendant
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (3.24 grams, 21 mm).
Formed with stylised features including a hooked beak and large circular eye; suspension loop to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1960s.
Private collection, Wein, Austria.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection, since 2014.
Accompanied by an old identification ticket.
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