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LOT 1207
Western Asiatic Gold Appliqué with Gryphon Heads
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (25.61 grams total, head: 30 mm).
D-shaped with openwork and repoussé design of opposed gryphons; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection reference no.172.
Private collection, London, UK.
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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