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LOT 0504
Scythian Bronze Galloping Stag Strap Decoration
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (24.3 grams, 51 mm).
Modelled as a stylised quadruped with its legs folded beneath the body, long curving horns and circular cells on the body and eye, two lugs on the reverse.
ProvenanceEx Abelita collection, 1990s.
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LOT 0504
Scythian Bronze Galloping Stag Strap Decoration
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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