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HELLENISTIC GOLD PENDANT WITH RIBBED AMETHYST BEAD Ca.
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HELLENISTIC GOLD PENDANT WITH RIBBED AMETHYST BEAD Ca.
Estimate £300 - £600
Voluntary lot
Description
HELLENISTIC GOLD PENDANT WITH RIBBED AMETHYST BEAD Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A gold pendant composed of a ribbed amethyst bead enclosed between two elaborate gold caps. Each cap is decorated with a radiating zigzag border and concentric filigree bands. A looped suspension fitting is attached above the upper cap. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 23.160.2. Size: 20mm x 13mm; Weight: 3g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier present on the German art market in the 1990s.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
Apollo Art Auctions Ltd
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