Scythian-Roman - Group of Four Animal Mounts > Lot No. 713

Description:
Scythian-Roman, 8th century BC - 4th century AD. A Roman military belt fitting with two dolphins; a large dragon-like mount with large claws and serpentine body; another dragon mount with a single fixing point; an animal-head 'pendant' (4).

Measurements:
78 grams, 34 - 100 mm.

Condition:
Very fine with smooth even patinas.

References:
C.f. Vickers, Scythian & Thracian Antiquities in Oxford, 2002.

Provenance:
From an old collection formed in the 1960's.

Estimate: £400 - 600 (EUR 500 - 740; USD 630 - 950)

Auction date: Thursday 9th September 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH