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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD AND GARNET JEWELRY ELEMENTS
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Now configured as earrings, each composed of a gold disk set with a cabochon garnet and rimmed with beaded wire, and pendants each in the form of an amphora, the body set with a drop-shaped garnet, the vessel neck in sheet with voluted wire handles; the central heart-shaped elements modern, the ensemble each suspended from a modern gold ball and ear post
Each: 2 in. (5.1 cm.) long (2)
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Now configured as earrings, each composed of a gold disk set with a cabochon garnet and rimmed with beaded wire, and pendants each in the form of an amphora, the body set with a drop-shaped garnet, the vessel neck in sheet with voluted wire handles; the central heart-shaped elements modern, the ensemble each suspended from a modern gold ball and ear post
Each: 2 in. (5.1 cm.) long (2)