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LOT 0099
Thracian Silver Pendant
6TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (41.5 grams, 75 mm).
Openwork plaque depicting a stylised horse with curved body, bosses to the hips and shoulders, head turned backwards along the spine with looped reins; ribbed loop to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0099
Thracian Silver Pendant
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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