ID 1037663
Lot 166 | A GREEK ROCK CRYSTAL SCARAB WITH SKYLLA
Estimate value
$ 25 000 – 35 000
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 450-400 B.C.
13/16 in. (2 cm.) long
Provenance
with Dr. Elie Borowski (1913-2003), Toronto and Jerusalem, acquired by 1983; thence by descent.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.
Literature
J.G. Westenholz, ed., Dragons, Monsters and Fabulous Beasts, Jerusalem, 2004, p. 62, no. 16.
G.M. Bernheimer, Ancient Gems from the Borowski Collection, Ruhpolding, 2007, pp. 42-43, no. CG-3.
Exhibited
Jerusalem, Bible Lands Museum, Dragons, Monsters and Fabulous Beasts, 2004.
| Medium: | Semi-precious stones, Rock crystal |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Classical antiquity |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Semi-precious stones, Rock crystal |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Classical antiquity |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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