Protome of bull, repelled gold called bacterial,... - Lot 262 - Vermot et Associés

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Protome of bull, repelled gold called bacterial,... - Lot 262 - Vermot et Associés
Protome of bull, repelled gold called bacterial, this type of object was probably suspended on a ceremonial garment. Style of the Achaemenid period of the first millennium BC.This object, which seems to be Lydian in inspiration if we refer to the first coins of the kingdom of Lydia, the Sardinian capital, was famous for its wealth of gold from the Pactole River, and its last ruler, Croesus, was defeated by the Persian emperor Cyrus, after Lydia became a province of the Persian Empire. H:approx3.5cm.
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