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LOT 0105
Greek Gold Amuletic Bird
5TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (0.57 grams, bird: 19 mm).
Comprising a sheet-gold hollow-formed avian figure with applied filigree detailing, and a separate beaked head; accompanied by a rectangular blue glass fragment. [3]
Provenance
Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 0105
Greek Gold Amuletic Bird
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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