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LOT 0555
Scythian Bronze Eagle's Talon Pendant
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (23.01 grams, 44.37 mm).
Curved round-section hook with cuboid finial pierced on all four sides and to the top. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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