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A HIGHLY RARE BLUE GLASS HEAD BUST OF SVORONOS, PHILOSOPHER OF ANTIKYTHERA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRC

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A HIGHLY RARE BLUE GLASS HEAD BUST OF SVORONOS, PHILOSOPHER OF ANTIKYTHERA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRC

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A HIGHLY RARE BLUE GLASS HEAD BUST OF SVORONOS, PHILOSOPHER OF ANTIKYTHERA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

Height: 5cm

Provenance:

Mrs K.A. Paris 1987
Acquired through British Trade Market 1990
Property of a European Private Collection 1995
Thence by descent to current owner,
Acquired from above

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A HIGHLY RARE BLUE GLASS HEAD BUST OF SVORONOS, PHILOSOPHER OF ANTIKYTHERA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRC

Name: A HIGHLY RARE BLUE GLASS HEAD BUST OF SVORONOS, PHILOSOPHER OF ANTIKYTHERA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRC
SKU: 174151092
Price: 8500 GBP
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