7th-5th century BC. A matched pair of tubular sheet-gold fittings, each a stylised monstrous head with piriform eyes, gaping jaws exposing teeth, long swept ears with notched detailing. See Bonora, G.L. & Marzatico, F., Ori dei Cavalieri delle Steppe, Milan, 2007, for discussion.31.67 grams total, 59-60mm (2 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the private collection of an English lady previously living in Oxford; acquired on the UK art market from the mid 1980s; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no.168442/07/12/2020.[2]