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A Western Asiatic gold lion-headed bracelet

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A Western Asiatic gold lion-headed bracelet

Item Details

Description

A Western Asiatic gold lion-headed bracelet
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
The penannular hoop of round cross-section, each terminal formed of a naturalistic lion's heads, with applied linked chain, rope-twist and notched collar, three drop-shaped cabochon carnelian inlays around the neck each set within a raised collar, clusters of filigree between, 7.7cm diam, 53.3g
Footnotes:
Provenance:
London art market.
Theodore Sarmas (1938-2018) Collection.
Gifted to the present owner in the 1990s.