A ROMAN GOLD LION'S HEAD PROTOME
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Greek late 4th-3rd cent. B.C. Gold, gold wire.
L. 1 7/64 in; 2.8 cm, 3.13 g
Powerfully modelled face and mane. Circles of applied gold wire for the eyes. Slightly opened mouth with a double volute into which a hook could be inserted to close the necklace to which it originally belonged. Behind the head there is a cuff decorated by applied, twisted gold wire. Part of a necklace.
Formerly Herbert A. Cahn, Münzen und Medaillen AG (1942-1988), Basel.
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A ROMAN GOLD LION'S HEAD PROTOME
Estimate CHF 800 - CHF 1,200
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Cahn Auktionen AG in partnership with Rhenus Auktionen P. Bonsera
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