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LOT 0075
Greek Gold Diadem with Glass Gem
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 3/4 in. (14 1/8 in.) (76.87 grams total, 30 cm (36 cm including stand)).
Sheet-gold with tapering finials, central raised cell set with a two-tone glass insert imitating banded agate; mounted on perspex backing.
Provenance
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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