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Massive scythian silver figure of a deer

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Object number
AR2813
Object: Figure of a deer or stag

Material: Massive silver

Date: About 5th century BC
Produced by the nomadic tribes of Scythian cultures.

Description:    Elaborate silver figurine of a deer with high deer head and tail. Very finely worked piece of ancient art.
Example of the so called “Animal Style” which developed in the area of the Russian Steppes during the 7th – 4th centuries B.C. The largely nomadic lifestyle of the Scythian civilization brought into life a truly cosmopolitan art style, incorporating elements of Classical, Near Eastern and Southeast Asian art. Favorite motifs were elements of vegetation and animals.

Size: 42 mm x 34 mm x 17 mm (without base)

Condition: Perfectly preserved, fantastic piece. With modern base made of 925 silver to display the figure standing.

Provenance: Acquired 2019 in a traditional Munich auction house. From the inventory of Münzhandlung Karl Kress, Munich, which discontinued its business activities around 1986 (the last catalogue published by Karl Kress dates to this year). In the stock of Karl Kress before 1980.

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