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LOT 0081

Estimate
GBP (£) 500 - 700
EUR (€) 580 - 810
USD ($) 670 - 940

HELLENISTIC GOLD AMPHORA-SHAPED PENDANT
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (3.64 grams, 30 mm).

Piriform carnelian centre with gold fittings, filigree loop handles.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired from the collection of Mrs L.G., an Italian noblewoman.
European private collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.XXXVI, for type.

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