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Estimate
GBP (£) 100 - 140
EUR (€) 120 - 160
USD ($) 130 - 190
(1 Bid, Reserve not met)
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.41 grams, 9 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with intaglio profile female bust.
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970s onwards.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. for a gemstone representing Athena stylistically similar Yildizhan, A. ‘a new mound site and necropolis in Nevsehir in the light of a gemme and other finds: Belkuyu’ in Lafli, E., Çetingöz, A., Veziroglu, E.M., Thoen, U., Izmir, 2021, pp.105-106, fig.1.
FOOTNOTES:
Based on similarities with coins and sculptures, the gemstone could date to the Late Hellenistic or Early Roman period. These similarities can be seen in the strongly marked lines of the dress, the pronounced shape of the mouth, and the squareness of the nose.
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