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LOT 0530

Hellenistic Glass African Head

CARTHAGINIAN, 2ND CENTURY B.C.

5/8 in. (1.57 grams, 17 mm).

Moulded in the round in black glass with short hair, casting seam around the edges.

Provenance

Acquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, fig.15.

CONDITION
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LOT 0530

Hellenistic Glass African Head

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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