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A pair of Thracian openwork gold plaques 2 image 1
A pair of Thracian openwork gold plaques 2 image 2
Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector (Lots 94-158)

Lot 96*

A pair of Thracian openwork gold plaques
2

3 July 2025, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A pair of Thracian openwork gold plaques

Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
5.4cm high each, weight 24.3g and 24.7g (2)

Footnotes

Provenance:
Private collection, North America, 1970s.
Sandra di Portanova collection.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 14 August 2015.
Accompanied by a Striptwist Ltd Report, dated 12 July 2013.

Of irregular form with a stylised dragon and five rosettes, the borders with incised lines, a ring at the back. For a similarly decorated plaque with ring, cf I. Venedikov; Thracian Treasures from Bulgaria: A Special Exhibition Held at The British Museum, January-March 1976, British Museum 1976, pp.72 & 76, no.380.

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