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LOT 0388
Eastern Post-Classical Agate Gemstone of a Dionysiac Bull with Vine Leaf in Ancient Silver Pendant
19TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
1 1/4 in. (14.81 grams, 32 mm).
Silver cell with beaded band to the equator, fragment of suspension loop; inset sardonyx gemstone with possibly later intaglio profile bull on a baseline with head lowered; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13149-248676.
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LOT 0388
Eastern Post-Classical Agate Gemstone of a Dionysiac Bull with Vine Leaf in Ancient Silver Pendant
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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