Lot Essay
For a related pair see no. 152 in Cristofani and Martelli, L'Oro degli Etruschi.
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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PAIR OF ETRUSCAN GOLD DISKS
CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A PAIR OF ETRUSCAN GOLD DISKS
CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Each formed of domed sheet, encircled by granules, elaborately adorned in concentric rings, with clusters of granulation, filigree spirals centered by granules, clusters of granulation around larger granules, centered by a piriform knob embellished with granulation; mounted as earrings with modern gold backs and posts
Each: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) diameter (2)
CIRCA LATE 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Each formed of domed sheet, encircled by granules, elaborately adorned in concentric rings, with clusters of granulation, filigree spirals centered by granules, clusters of granulation around larger granules, centered by a piriform knob embellished with granulation; mounted as earrings with modern gold backs and posts
Each: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) diameter (2)
Provenance
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1980s.