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LOT 1205

Parthian Gold Plaque with Engraved Figure

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

1 1/4 in. (4.26 grams, 32 mm).

Rectangular in plan with incised profile figure wearing a knee-length tunic and coiled leggings, a bulbous hat, holding a chalice in one hand; tooling marks to rear edge.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1980s.
Ex Mayfair gallery, London, UK.
Private collection, London.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1205

Parthian Gold Plaque with Engraved Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

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