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LOT 0487
Hellenistic Gold Wreath Leaves
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (0.31 grams total, 24-35 mm).
Comprising two sheet-gold leaf elements from a diadem, teach with dentilled end and impressed divergent bands. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from Brigantia Antiques, York, UK, in the early 1990s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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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