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LOT 0076
Greek Gold Floral Diadem
2ND CENTURY B.C.
5 7/8 in. (7 in.) (45.56 grams total, 15 cm wide (18 cm wide including stand)).
A triangular sheet-gold panel with repoussé flowers and tendrils; mounted on perspex backing.
ProvenanceFrom the estate of Dr Jacob Hirsch.
Acquired by Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, from the above in 1999.
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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