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LOT 0544
Cypro-Phoenician Gold Bead of a Naked Young Man
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/2 in. (2.08 grams, 38 mm).
Sheet-gold bead modelled in the round as a young nude male with his hands held on top of his head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBy repute with Christie's, New York, 1996 and an old European collection.
Private collection, London, UK.
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Cypro-Phoenician Gold Bead of a Naked Young Man
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Sheet-gold bead modelled in the round as a young nude male with his hands held on top of his head. 2.08 grams, 38 mm
By repute with Christie's, New York, 1996 and an old European collection. Private collection, London, UK. -
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