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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD, HARDSTONE AND ENAMEL EARRINGS
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD, HARDSTONE AND ENAMEL EARRINGS
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD, HARDSTONE AND ENAMEL EARRINGS
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD, HARDSTONE AND ENAMEL EARRINGS
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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD, HARDSTONE AND ENAMEL EARRINGS

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

Details
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD, HARDSTONE AND ENAMEL EARRINGS
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 7⁄16 in. (3.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Lucerne (Inv. no. K 725 I), acquired prior to 1960.
Private Collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above circa 1974; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
Literature
K. Schefold, Meisterwerke griechischer Kunst, Basel and Stuttgart, 1960, p. 316, no. 596.
Exhibited
Basel, Kunsthalle, Meisterwerke griechischer Kunst, 19 June-13 September 1960.

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Lot Essay

The enameled swans hang from a granulated disc, which is reminiscent of the decoration of Macedonian shields due to the semicircles extending from the edge. Chains decorated with emerald beads hang down from the sides.

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