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Lot 178*

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £4,000

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A Sasanian alabaster relief panel
Iran, Circa 6th-7th Century A.D.
Depicting a hunting scene with a rider on a rearing horse, a hunting dog at his feet, brandishing a spear and wearing a helmet, a mail shirt and loose fitting trousers, his horse with elaborate trappings including a leopard skin, with part of a fruiting vine border beneath, 11in x 10in (28cm x 25cm)

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Provenance:
French private collection, acquired around 1975.

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