COLLECTION OF SCYTHIAN GOLD ANIMAL-HEAD APPLIQUES

Ca. 600 - 400 BC. > A collection of three gold sheet appliques in the shape of stylised animal heads, including, from top to bottom: a bird of prey with a hooked beak and prominent eye, with two attachment loops applied to the reverse; and two feline heads with open jaws, circular inset eyes and beaded necks, each with an attachment loop applied to the reverse. > > Size: 16-18mm x 13-17mm; Weight: 2.4g > Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired in Brussels, Belgium; initially from a Swiss private collection (1901–1981). > > >

Stima:€355.81

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