Lot 10
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A Rare Gold Pendant with the Portrait of a King
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A Rare Gold Pendant with the Portrait of a King

GANDHARA, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY

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A Rare Gold Pendant with the Portrait of a King
Gandhara, circa 4th Century
With an oval medallion outlining a head in profile worked in repoussé, surrounded by a border of gold beads
1 9/16 in. (4.0 cm.) high
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This lot is offered subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold.

Lot Essay

The pendant is likely modeled after a coin; compare a a fourth century gold pendant with beaded rim copied after a Roman coin in the British Museum, see E. Errington et. al. (eds.), The Crossroads of Asia. Transformation in Image and Symbol in the Art of Ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan, 1992, cat. no. 141.

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