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LOT 0078
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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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