Bidspirit auction | STUNNING SCYTHIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD

STUNNING SCYTHIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD PIN WITH IBEX - Ca. 500 - 300 BC. A tapering gold pin with a finial in the form of a recumbent ibex, its limbs folded beneath the body and horns curving backwards. The surface is detailed with incised grooves marking the contours and musculature.For similar iconography see: L'or des Scythes, Ermitage Museum, 1975, cat. 163.Size: 59.5mm x 14.6mm; Weight: 2.18gProvenance: Private London collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Private Collection, Bergen County, New Jersey, formed in the 1970s-2000s.