A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER PHALERA
A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER PHALERA

BACTRIA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK PARCEL GILT SILVER PHALERA
BACTRIA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Raised from a single sheet, depicting a bust of Paposilenos, his head turned slightly to his left, a band with leaves and berries across his bald pate, his expressive face with a full beard of wavy locks and a mustache, his brow furrowed, his eyebrows undulating, his heavy-lidded eyes glaring, the pupils incised
2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Private Collection, New York, 1981.

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