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THBScythian Gilded Silver Adornments (matched pr)
Lot 69
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Western Asia, Scythian, 1st millennium BCE. A pair of matching gilt silver appliques, both decorated in repousse with a knot-like arrangement of abstract zoomorphic and/or avian imagery. The ancient Scythians left behind a tremendous body of beautiful precious metalwork, nearly all of it found in tombs called kurgans that dot the landscape from the Black Sea to Mongolia. Goldwork pieces probably came from workshops located on the north of the Black Sea, in modern day Ukraine and Russia. Wonderful examples of the finely crafted Scythian animal style! Size: 1.875" in diameter (4.8 cm); 1.75" H (4.4 cm) on included custom stand (each one leans back nicely on the stand). Weight: 33.1 grams. Gilt: 44-45% gold, equivalent to 10K+.
Just who were the Scythians? While most of us are familiar with the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and Egypt, the nomadic Scythians tribes are lesser known, perhaps because they were less interested in empire building and their culture was relatively more ephemeral than others. This said, the Scythians originated in southern Siberia and controlled a sizeable territory stretchingfrom northern China to the Black Sea. They are best known for the so-called "Scythian triad" - weaponry, horse gear, and animal art like exemplified by these zoomorphic adornments.
Cf: "From the Lands of the Scythians: Ancient Treasures from the Museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C. - 100 B.C.: The Metropolitan Museum of Art & the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1975; Ellen D. Reeder, ed. "Scythian Gold", Abrams, 1999.
A pair of Scythian gold appliques realized $5,640 at Christie's New York, Sale 9826, 5 December 2001, lot 45.
Provenance: ex-Neil Phillips collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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#153164Roundel with darker patina has a .25" crack from the border that does not interfere with repousse imagery. The other ornament was repaired from two large pieces and shows a minute loss to the periphery. Both have encrustations on verso and remains of leather to which it was once attached on verso near the rivets.Condition
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