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LOT 0294

Estimate
GBP (£) 5,000 - 7,000
EUR (€) 5,780 - 8,100
USD ($) 6,700 - 9,380

WESTERN ASIATIC DECORATED BRONZE PECTORAL COLLAR
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
13 5/8 in. (638 grams, 34.5 cm).

Broad sheet-bronze halter-shaped collar with dentilled outer edge, in two offset overlapped layers; bands of repoussé domed pellets to the outer and inner edges, rectangular cells to accept glass or organic inserts, two clusters of circular cells surrounding rectangular ones; the surface with dense hatching and reserved tendril and leaf motifs; attachment loops to reverse.

PROVENANCE:
German art market.
European private collection, 1970s-early 2000s.
Acquired from the above; thence by descent.
Private collection, London.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12282-221445.

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