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LOT 1201
Western Asiatic Silver Staff Terminal with Interlaced Dragons
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 5/8 in. (341 grams, 19.5 cm).
Hollow-formed with bulb finial, low-relief image of opposed dragons with detailed scale texture; circumferential band with incised guilloche below; rim chipped.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 1201
Western Asiatic Silver Staff Terminal with Interlaced Dragons
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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