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LOT 0488
Scythian Fretwork Bronze Mount
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (16.8 grams, 51 mm).
Rectangular frame with openwork design of two tiered horses with legs folded beneath the body and head turned to the rear; pierced eyes and ears for attachment.
ProvenanceEx S. collection, London UK, 1970-1990s.
Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the 1990s with collection reference no.V 447.
See Simpson, S. & Pankova, S., Scythians: Warriors of Ancient Siberia, London, 2017.
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