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Estimate
GBP (£) 500 - 700
EUR (€) 580 - 810
USD ($) 670 - 940
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (4.72 grams, 19.94 mm).
Plano-convex with chamfered sidewall, with incuse engraved image of a seated female holding a flower; Bivar notes in his detailed description: 'Queen, or more probably a goddess, crowned and seated to front on a throne, extending in her left hand a lily...'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression.
PROVENANCE:
with Christie's, London, 13 June 2000, no.517 [Part].
Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note typed and signed by A.D.H. (David) Bivar.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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