Greek Bead with Satyr Holding Kantharos

5TH-3RD CENTURY BC

3/4" (3.29 grams, 19mm).

A carnelian bead with one flat and one domed face, intaglio reclining satyr, nude, resting on a ropework border, with kantharos held in one hand.

Provenance

Property of a London gentleman; part of his family collection since the 1970s; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Literature

See Hoey Middleton, S. Seals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Exeter, 1998 for discussion.

CONDITION

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LOT 0141

Greek Bead with Satyr Holding Kantharos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,464

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