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LOT 0616
Scythian Bronze Plaque with Rearing Horses
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (121 grams, 11.1 cm).
Heater-shaped openwork plaque with ropework border, opposed horses against a median staff; three loops to the upper edge.
Provenancewith Tajan Auctions, Paris, France, 15th April 2005, no.135.
Property of a London gentleman.
Accompanied by a copy of the Tajan Auctions invoice.
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