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A Carthaginian Gold Pendant, 7th/6th Century B.C.
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- A Carthaginian Gold Pendant
- Gold
- Diameter 1 1/16 in. 3cm.; weight 12.51 g.
the disk composed of two pressed sheets and decorated in front in repoussé, applied elements, and granulation with two uraei flanking a domed element surmounted by a horned sun-disk, a winged sun-disk above, the ribbed suspension loop with beaded edges
Provenance
Hadj Jabbar, Gaza
acquired by the present owner from the above in 1980
acquired by the present owner from the above in 1980
Condition
In good contidion and as shown with one bead of granulation missing in the central mound.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Five closely related examples are in the Bardo and Carthage Museums (e.g. B. Quillard, Les bijoux carthaginois I. Les colliers [Aurifex 2], Louvain-la-Neuve, 1979, no. 13, and S. Moscati, The Phoenicians, New York, 1979, p. 626, no. 250). Other isolated examples were found in Phoenician settlements such as Motya (Sicily), Trayamar and Ibiza (Spain), and Sulcis (Sardinia). According to C. Picard (in E. Lipinski, Carthago, Leuven, 1988, p. 48), they are likely to be "composite amulets, which either bring together various apotropaic motifs, or allude to a speciifc myth."