Auction 86
Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry
By Bertolami Fine Art
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Dec 9, 2020
Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), o 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)., Italy
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Wednesday dec 9 2020, 2 pm GMT (3 pm CEST)
Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), or 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)
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LOT 1:
A minoan amygdaloid green jasper engraved seal.Fish with talismanic symbols .
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Sold for: £2,400
Start price:
£
200
Estimated price :
€250 - €500
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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A minoan amygdaloid green jasper engraved seal.Fish with talismanic symbols .
First half of the 2nd millenium B.C.
13 x 19 x 7 mm
The animal is facing right. Drilled details. The stone is drilled lenghtwise.
Slight crack on the surface. Wear marks. Rare.
Parallels :
J. Paul Getty Museum, inv. 2001.14.24; J; Boardman, Greek gems and finger rings, Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, 1970, Ch.II, pl. 73; See parallels: Antiken Gemmen, band II, Berlin, n. 12.
U.K., private collection 70's, in the same family since then.
