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Estimate
GBP (£) 2,000 - 3,000
EUR (€) 2,410 - 3,620
USD ($) 2,530 - 3,800
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (157 grams, 15 cm).
Formed of twisted rods, each square in section, tapering towards the hammered finials, each with an onion-knop terminal.
PROVENANCE:
with Christie's, New York, 5 June 1998, no.209.
Private collection, Europe.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12381-226710.
LITERATURE:
See Hoddinott, R.F., The Thracians, London, 1981; Marazov, I. (ed.), Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians. Treasures from the Republic of Bulgaria, New York, 1997.
