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Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector (Lots 9-50)
Lot 26*

Two Scythian vulture head attachments
2

23 June – 7 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, New Bond Street

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Two Scythian vulture head attachments

Circa 4th Century B.C.
The larger of silver, the smaller of gold, both with long curved beak and well delineated eyes, pierced for attachment 2.7cm and 4.5cm wide (2)

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Provenance:
Private collection, Canada, 1970s.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London, acquired on the New York art market in the 1990s.
Private American collection, acquired from the above, 27 April 2016.

Published:
T. Pang, Treasures of the Eurasian Steppes: Animal Art from 800BC to 200AD, New York, 1998, p.23, nos.6 & 7.

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