A GREEK GREEN SERPENTINE LENTOID "ISLAND GEM" WITH A CHIMAERA

Lot 85
07.12.2022 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 4 000
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Lot 85 | A GREEK GREEN SERPENTINE LENTOID "ISLAND GEM" WITH A CHIMAERA
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£ 4 000 – 6 000
A GREEK GREEN SERPENTINE LENTOID "ISLAND GEM" WITH A CHIMAERA

ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.

11/16 in. (1.7 cm.) diameter





Provenance

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



Literature

J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018, pp. 14-15, no. 9.



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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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