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LOT 0048

Greek Gold Brooch with Portrait Gemstone

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C. AND LATER

1 5/8 in. (9.55 grams, 41 mm).

A lozengiform gold brooch with bifurcated corners picked out in filigree, catchplate to reverse; central oval cell with filigree borders, set with a intaglio gemstone displaying a male bust facing left.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1950s-1990s. Ex Mansees collection.
Ex private Chicago, USA, collection, 1995.
English private collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0048

Greek Gold Brooch with Portrait Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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