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LOT 0573
Scythian Bronze Ram Mount
6TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (18.3 grams, 43 mm).
Formed as a ram running left with large curled horns, legs tucked beneath body; mounting lug with discoid head to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.
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