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LOT 1966
Greek Armour Plate with Palmette
HELLENISTIC, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (39.6 grams, 15.3 cm).
Piriform in plan with convex surface, high-relief repoussé acanthus-leaf palmette; mounting holes at the narrow end, edge chipped. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the late collection of a Cornish couple, formed from the early 1990s.
LiteratureSee Esposito, G., Armies of the Hellenistic States 323 BC to AD 30. Stroud, 2019, for discussion.
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LOT 1966
Greek Armour Plate with Palmette
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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