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december 02, 2014 - Sotheby
SOTHEBY’S to sell rediscovered 5TH century royal gold collar
Sotheby’s will sell a previously unrecorded fifth century gold royal collar set with garnets and glass from the time of Attila the Hun. This magnificent ornament, consisting of a woven gold strap with gold and garnet cloisonné dragon terminals, was acquired in Kyrgyzstan by Sansyzbay Umutkor in the closing decade of the nineteenth century. The ‘Umutkor’ collar would have been worn by people of the highest social status, and the craftsmanship of its design befits the quality of the materials used. Having remained in the same family collection, it comes to auction with an estimate of £200,000-300,000 and will form the centrepiece of Sotheby’s Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art sale in London on 3 December 2014...
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