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LOT 0513
Hellenistic Floral Gold Pendant with Garnet
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (0.92 grams, 25 mm).
Sheet-gold disc with integral loop, repoussé design of twelve radiating petals, pellets to the rim and loop, central cell with inset garnet bead.
ProvenanceFormerly with Lyon & Turnbull, UK.
Ex Surrey, UK, collection, 2000s.
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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LOT 0513
Hellenistic Floral Gold Pendant with Garnet
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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