A GRECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID OF A HERO WITH LION-GRIFFIN

Lot 93
07.12.2022 13:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 93 | A GRECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID OF A HERO WITH LION-GRIFFIN
Valeur estimée
£ 10 000 – 15 000
A GRECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY SCARABOID OF A HERO WITH LION-GRIFFIN

ARCHAIC COURT STYLE, CIRCA LATE 6TH- EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long





Provenance

Paul Julius Arndt (1865-1937), Munich (collection number A1419), said to be from Tarentum.

Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.



Literature

F. von Duhn, "Alcune nuove gemme graeco-persiane," in Symbolae litterariae in honorem Julii de Petra, Naples, 1911, p. 40, fig. 3.

J. Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings, London, 1970, p. 309, fig. 280.

J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018, p. 68, no. 59.



Special notice


This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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