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LOT 0254
Western Asiatic Silver Staff Terminal with Interlaced Dragons
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 7/8 in. (445 grams total, 20 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceLondon, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11966-210624.
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LOT 0254
Western Asiatic Silver Staff Terminal with Interlaced Dragons
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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