Lot Essay
The Phoenician emerald green glass scaraboid depicting Bes holding lions upside-down is an unusual type. For similar, see J. Boardman, Classical Phoenician Scarabs, Oxford, 2003, p. 79, pl. 55 22/X27.
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CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
EIGHT GREEK GLASS SCARABOIDS AND A PHOENICIAN SCARABOID
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
35 mm. long max.
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
35 mm. long max.
Provenance
G. Sangiorgi collection (1886-1965), Rome.
Private collection, Monaco, 1970s; thence by descent.
Private collection, Monaco, 1970s; thence by descent.
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