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LOT 0251
Villanovan Bronze Breast Plate
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
12 7/8 in. (1.36 kg total, 32.6 cm high including stand).
Featuring a central circular void and a series of concentric triangular-section ridges and incorporating an X or cross motif; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
Provenancewith H. Cahn, Basel.
Subsequently Tajan auction, 8 February 2008, lot 251.
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