Lot no. 396
SCYTHIAN GOLD DIADEM WITH HORNS.
Ca. 500 BC.
A gold diadem formed from a hammered sheet cut as an openwork band of opposed horns along each flank, the centre chased with a longitudinal ridge.
For similar see: F. H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery: Greek, Etruscan and Roman, Department of Antiquities, British Museum, Pl. II, Cat. 134.
Size: 28.2mm x 240mm; Weight: 16.6g
Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1990s.
This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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