A RARE AND IMPORTANT GOLD 'FELINE-HEAD' FINIAL

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03.11.2020 14:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 11 | A RARE AND IMPORTANT GOLD 'FELINE-HEAD' FINIAL
A RARE AND IMPORTANT GOLD 'FELINE-HEAD' FINIAL

SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY BC

The finial is finely cast and engraved as a feline head with a large snarling mouth below the glaring eyes with scrolling brows and heart-shaped eyes. The tube is pierced to both sides between two bands of imitation-granulation borders.

1 ¼ in. (3.2cm.) high, weight 34.1g

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