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Description
GREEK HIGH KARAT GOLD FLY PENDANT.
Ca. 600 - 400 BC.
A gold fly pendant formed from a thin hammered sheet with repousse modelling of the insect, with a rounded head with pellet eyes, a broad thorax flanked by folded wings, and a tapering abdomen with longitudinal ribs. Small legs project at the sides, and a rolled suspension loop rises above the head. The reverse is plain.
Size: 26mm x 19mm; Weight: 1.3g
Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in France (early 2000s); previously in a Swiss private collection formed during the 1980s–1990s.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
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Auction time
06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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