SCYTHIAN REPOUSS� HIGH KARAT GOLD PLAQUE WITH LION AND DEER

Ca. mid-1st millennium BC. A repouss� gold plaque depicting a lion attacking a deer within a recessed rectangular field, framed by a raised border with corner perforations for attachment. Size: 37mm x 30mm; Weight: 1.2g Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a distinguished New York private collection, assembled between 1975 and 1995. The collection was authenticated in the early 1990s by Dr. Jack Ogden and Barbara Deppert Lippitz, leading specialists in ancient jewellery. A significant number of objects from this collection were also published in a professional catalogue. .

Estimate:£300

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