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Property from a California Private Collection
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD EROS EARRINGS
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD EROS EARRINGS
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Each depicted nude with his wings upraised, his hands on his hips, a bandolier embellished with granulation worn across his chest, arching backwards, a rosette above his head (one missing), joined to the earwire, formed of a plain wire wrapped spirally and tapering to a single wire, the attachment loop joined to the back of the feet
¾ in. (1.8 cm.) high (2)
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Each depicted nude with his wings upraised, his hands on his hips, a bandolier embellished with granulation worn across his chest, arching backwards, a rosette above his head (one missing), joined to the earwire, formed of a plain wire wrapped spirally and tapering to a single wire, the attachment loop joined to the back of the feet
¾ in. (1.8 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner in New York, 1979.
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