A GREEK GREEN SERPENTINE LENTOID ISLAND GEM WITH A CHIMAERA
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
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A GREEK GREEN SERPENTINE LENTOID ISLAND GEM WITH A CHIMAERA
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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Lot Essay
The chimaera was a popular subject for Island Gems (see Boardman, Island Gems, pp. 55-59). Here the monster is of characteristic form: depicted leonine, with a horned goat head at the tip of the wing, and a forked tail possibly representing a snake, all on a double V-shaped groundline.
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ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
A GREEK GREEN SERPENTINE LENTOID ISLAND GEM WITH A CHIMAERA
Estimate: USD 5,000 - 7,000
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