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CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD LION HEAD EARRINGS
circa 4th-3rd century b.c.
Each with detailed lion head terminals, their collars with fillgree twisted wire ornament including spirals framed by single bands on either side, ending in darts outlined with filligree, the hoops formed of three plain wires twisted together and tapering into a single wire at the point, the lion's mouth open to receive the point
.5/8 in. (1.6 cm) wide
circa 4th-3rd century b.c.
Each with detailed lion head terminals, their collars with fillgree twisted wire ornament including spirals framed by single bands on either side, ending in darts outlined with filligree, the hoops formed of three plain wires twisted together and tapering into a single wire at the point, the lion's mouth open to receive the point
.5/8 in. (1.6 cm) wide