Lot Essay
Cf. D. Williams and J. Ogden, Greek Gold: Jewellery of the Classical World, The British Museum, London, 1994, p. 215, no. 148 for the type.
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CIRCA 300 B.C.
Details
A LARGE PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD DOUBLE LION-HEADED EARRINGS
CIRCA 300 B.C.
Each with tapering hoop of spirally wound wires terminating in two facing lion heads, the larger well-detailed and strongly modelled with luxuriant mane and with ornate beaded and filigree collar with frieze of ivy leaf tendrils and tongued border below, the opposing smaller lion-head terminal with beaded and tongued collar
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 300 B.C.
Each with tapering hoop of spirally wound wires terminating in two facing lion heads, the larger well-detailed and strongly modelled with luxuriant mane and with ornate beaded and filigree collar with frieze of ivy leaf tendrils and tongued border below, the opposing smaller lion-head terminal with beaded and tongued collar
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Acquired in 1973 from Herbert Cahn, Basel.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium