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LOT 0059
Scythian Gold Applique
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (1.94 grams, 44 mm).
Sheet-gold panel with repoussé advancing leopard motif surrounded by a hatched border.
Provenance
Ex Mayfair gallery, London, UK, pre 1999.
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