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Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons
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LOT 0106

Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons

CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

4 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (183 grams total, 10.7-11.5 cm).

Matched pair, each comprising a round-section shank with two pierced bulbs and a perpendicular flange formed as three openwork profile beast-heads on long necks, each biting its neighbour. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK.

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LOT 0106

Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair with Dragons

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £55 +BP*
(9 Bids, Reserve met)

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(9 Bids, Reserve met)   |   Current bid: £55

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