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LOT 0579
Parthian Gold Earrings
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (3.95 grams total, 18 mm each).
A matching pair of hinged gold earrings, each composed of a hollow-formed crescentic hoop adorned with a row of granulation and pyramid granules; hinged closure above. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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Greek Silver Medical Implement with Snake Handle
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A silver and copper-alloy medical instrument, oval in shape, the handle formed as a snake with shallow hatched pattern on the body representing scales, stylised rendering of the snake's head. 68 grams, 25 cm long
Fair condition.
Acquired mid 1980s to early 1990s. Private family collection formed in London, UK. Accompanied by a metal test assessment number 182971/HM1456 from an Oxford specialist.
The use of this spatula (probe) for medical assessment can be confirmed by its snake-shaped handle, evidently a reference to the god Asklepios, whose symbol was a staff with a serpent wrapped around it. Such implements, called 'ἀπυρομήλη', were used in the Graeco-Persian world. The survival of the handle in this example makes it a rare find.
