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FRAGMENTARY GOLD DUCK BRACELET OR NECKLACE
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FRAGMENTARY GOLD DUCK BRACELET OR NECKLACE
See original version (French)
Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRAGMENTARY GOLD DUCK BRACELET OR NECKLACE
Roman art, c. 3rd century AD
Fragmentary bracelet or necklace comprising twenty-one repoussé duck motifs, with the ends terminated by two heart-shaped plates decorated with scrolls forming a clasp.
Length: 22.7 cm
Gross weight: 18.6 g
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dr Milex, since the 1970s
Torkom Demirjian Collection, since 1983
Ariadne Galleries, New York
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2010
Exhibitions: Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA645)
Bibliography: J. Spier, ‘Roman Jewellery’ in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, 2011, p. 155, fig. 3
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 99
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, 2016, p. 88
A Roman gold bracelet or fragmentary necklace featuring duck motifs,
Circa 3rd century AD
See original version (French)
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