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LOT 0034
Mycenaean Gold Roundel Pendant
1350-1200 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (1.04 grams, 30 mm).
Produced using repoussé technique, circular in shape with a design of scroll motifs to the outer edge; to the centre a roundel with ropework outline within a roundel of raised dots; applied gold loop for suspension.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990's; cat.1704.
From an important Mayfair, London, UK collection.
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Greek Gold Bird Pendant with Garnet and Pearl Drop
5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Composed of a bifacial zoomorphic body in the form of a bird, with detailing to the head and feathers; circular cell to one face containing possible remains of black glass; two dangles below, one featuring a granulated gold bead above a pearl bead, the other a granulated gold bead and a polished garnet stone; ribbed suspension loop above; a marriage. 2.29 grams, 26 mm
Fine condition.
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Minoan Lentoid Rock Crystal Seal
Circa 1450-1375 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
Displaying an incuse bull or other horned quadruped looking backwards; drilled for suspension. 3.63 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in 1970. with Coins and Antiquities, formerly known as D.J. Crowther Ltd, Mayfair, London, UK. Private collection of a London antiquarian.
The style of the lentoid seal has similarities with an agate lentoid seal from Fourni, Archanes, dated to the last period of the Cretan Palace in Knossos, before the island was occupied by the Achaeans. On the Cretan lentoid seals, single animals or a group of animals are plentiful. One of the most common motifs is that of a reclining or standing animal. Single animals are sometimes depicted with contorted bodies.
