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425, Lot: 815. Estimate $100.
Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GREEK. Central & Southern Greece. AV Repoussé Plaquette Insert. Circa 6th century BC (perhaps earlier). Facing cephalopod / Incuse of obverse. Facing cephalopod / Incuse of obverse. Dimensions: 7x12mm; Weight 0.22 grams. Cf.https://www.ancient-greece.org/images/museums/athens-mycenaean/pages/athens-mus-mycenaean034.html (for Mycenean repoussé examples). As made.


This design is evocative of the Aegean and reminiscent of earlier Late Helladic types. Possibly used either as a necklace or ring insert.