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LOT 1500
Greek Slingshot with Snake
4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (31.2 grams, 31 mm).
Lentoid in form with raised figure of a coiled snake to one face, possible legend to reverse.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Austria.
Private collection, Europe.
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LOT 1500
Greek Slingshot with Snake
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Fine condition.
Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in the 2000s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
