A pair of Achaemenid gold ram-headed bracelets. Circa 5th Century B.C. Photo Bonhams

The ribbed bands of hollow oval cross section, each terminal naturalistically formed into the head of a ram with curved horns, the details of the fur and horns chased, the underside of the jaw is detailed with short angled lines forming a pattern of zig-zags, a separately attached band forms a collar joining the head to the ribbed band and is held in place by two pins, each collar edged with twisted wire, 3¼in (8cm) diam (2). Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000, US$ 32,000 - 47,000, € 24,000 - 36,000. Unsold

Provenance:: Surena Collection, London, late 1970s-early 1980s.

Bonhams. Antiquities, 25 Apr 2012. London, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com