Bidspirit auction | STUNNING SCYTHIAN BRONZE AND TURQUOISE

STUNNING SCYTHIAN BRONZE AND TURQUOISE BELT FITTING DEPICTING HORNED STAG - Ca. 400 - 100 BC. A bronze belt fitting in the form of a recumbent stag with exaggerated, branching antlers extending along the back. The body is ornamented with turquoise inserts set into recessed cells at the eye, shoulder, flank, and haunch. The reverse is hollowed and fitted with attachment lugs. For similar see: L'or des Scythes, Trésors de l'Ermitage, Leningrad, 1991, Cat. 17, p. 134. Size: 57mm x 35mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the French art market in the 1970s. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.