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A PAIR OF CYPRIOT GOLD BULL'S HEAD EARRINGS
LATE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 1450-1200 B.C.
Each with hollow stylised bull's head pendant, the gold wire loop emerging from twin collared apertures at the top of the head representing the horns, a cross within a circle on the forehead, with chased details repeated on the reverse
Heads ¾ in. (1.8 cm.) long max. (2)
Provenance
Collection of Dr Desmond Morris: sold Christie's London, The Art of Ancient Cyprus, 6 November 2001, lot 81.
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