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LOT 2199
Theriaca 'Venice Triacle' Lead Box Lid
ITALY, VENICE, 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (31 grams, 45 mm).
Discoid in plan with lip to underside, central low-relief motif of a laureate and draped Roman-style bust with a nimbate lion of St. Mark, within a band inscribed 'TERIACA F ALLA TESTA DORO IN VENET'; all within outer band containing laurel wreath.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Published in the article: Rooting Out Snakes And Fakes
FootnotesTheriaca or ‘Venice treacle’ was a medicinal compound used since the time of Mithradates VI of Pontus as an antidote against any poisonous bite.
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LOT 2199
Theriaca 'Venice Triacle' Lead Box Lid
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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