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LOT 0065

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.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection since the late 1990s.

CONDITION
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LOT 0065

Thracian Silver Pendant

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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