Lot Essay
For related plaques see nos. 26-38 in J. Aruz, et al., ed., The Golden Deer of Eurasia, Scythian and Sarmatian Treasures from the Russian Steppes.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ERWIN HARRIS
TWO MAOTIC-SCYTHIAN GOLD PLAQUES
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
TWO MAOTIC-SCYTHIAN GOLD PLAQUES
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Each formed from hammered sheet, depicting a stylized stag head, with a bird head emerging from its elaborately curled antlers, multiple perforations throughout for attachment to a wooden vessel
3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Each formed from hammered sheet, depicting a stylized stag head, with a bird head emerging from its elaborately curled antlers, multiple perforations throughout for attachment to a wooden vessel
3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Gold & Silver Auction Part 2, Taisei Gallery, New York, 5 November 1992, lot 168.