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LOT 0358
German Hohenstaufen Period Gemstone with Clasped Hands and Cornucopiae
13TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.85 grams, 15 mm).
Oval intaglio with finely modelled clasped hand motif, dextrarum iunctio, above two cornucopiae crossed in front of an ear of wheat. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate European collection, 1990s.
LiteratureSee Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Heracles and the Nemean Lion (BZ1962.38) for a comparable example using the same technique.
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LOT 0358
German Hohenstaufen Period Gemstone with Clasped Hands and Cornucopiae
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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