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LOT 0112

Scythian Gold Appliqué Collection

5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (4 1/2 in.) (5.28 grams total, 19-47 mm (124 grams total, mount: 11.5 cm high)).

Group of sheet-gold appliqué mounts with repoussé detailing comprising a pair of advancing lions with coiled tail and open mouth; a pair of elk heads with curved antlers; supplied with a custom-made presentation mount. [4]

Provenance

German art market.
European private collection, 1970s-early 2000s.
Acquired from the above; thence by descent.
Private collection, London, UK.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12670-234552.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0112

Scythian Gold Appliqué Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680

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