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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
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A PARTHIAN GOLD AND GARNET EARRING
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
With Eros standing with his hands on his hips, depicted nude apart from a twisted wire double body chain decorated with granulation and forming a Herakles knot on his chest, his small wings emerging from his shoulders and framing his face, a circular cabochon garnet in serrated box setting above, a tapering wire hoop attached on the reverse, a small loop behind his feet
7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
With Eros standing with his hands on his hips, depicted nude apart from a twisted wire double body chain decorated with granulation and forming a Herakles knot on his chest, his small wings emerging from his shoulders and framing his face, a circular cabochon garnet in serrated box setting above, a tapering wire hoop attached on the reverse, a small loop behind his feet
7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Munich art market, 1998.
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