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LOT 1603

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.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 1603

Western Asiatic Decorated Bronze Pectoral Collar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430

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