Important & Rare 18K Gold Pendant # 2, Gandhara, Ca. 3rd C.
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Jewelry: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1366810
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Central Asian: Jewelry: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1366810
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120 Impasse de La Borie
81170 Livers Cazelles, FRANCE
(0033) 6 32 63 98 15
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120 Impasse de La Borie
81170 Livers Cazelles, FRANCE
(0033) 6 32 63 98 15
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€5,800.00
Embossed pendant decorated with a scene depicting the attack of a lion on a bull. Two loops on top, adorned with glass or semi-precious stone inserts, allowed attachment to a necklace. The pendant is made of 18 K gold, with remnants of soil encrustations. Graeco-Buddhist art, Gandhara, 1st to 3rd century. Height: 4.3 cm. Very good condition. Provenance: acquired from a Paris antique dealer in 1978.
NOTE: the decoration of this pendant is very similar to the one found on ancient Greek coins (see photo # 6 of a Greek silver coin).
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