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A THRACIAN SILVER GILT MOUNT OF TWO CONFRONTING EAGLES
Circa 4th Century B.C.
A silver gilt mount of two confronting eagles with hooked beaks, with the gilt providing accents and details to the two birds, the bodies and wings represented in a stylised manner with incised loop shapes, the gilt on silver decoration is very much typical of Thracian pieces, with three small functional holes sit around the edges of the eagles, 4.6cm high,
Provenance: Collection of James Bishop, acquired prior to 1970,
Literature: For examples of the Thracian practice of gilt silver accoutrements, see I. Marazov (ed.), 'Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians' (New York, 1998), particularly the phalera now in the Museum of History, Lovech (inv. no. 591), p. 137, no. 62.
Circa 4th Century B.C.
A silver gilt mount of two confronting eagles with hooked beaks, with the gilt providing accents and details to the two birds, the bodies and wings represented in a stylised manner with incised loop shapes, the gilt on silver decoration is very much typical of Thracian pieces, with three small functional holes sit around the edges of the eagles, 4.6cm high,
Provenance: Collection of James Bishop, acquired prior to 1970,
Literature: For examples of the Thracian practice of gilt silver accoutrements, see I. Marazov (ed.), 'Ancient Gold: The Wealth of the Thracians' (New York, 1998), particularly the phalera now in the Museum of History, Lovech (inv. no. 591), p. 137, no. 62.
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HARLEQUIN BUILDING
65 SOUTHWARK STREET
LONDON
SE1 0HR
United Kingdom
Testing Auction ZMG 14.11.18
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Auction dates
Starts:
14 Nov 2018 06:00 GMT
Ends from:
14 Nov 2018 07:28 GMT
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