Lot Essay
This type of earring is known from Asia Minor, northern Greece and Thrace.
CIRCA 400 B.C.
Details
A FINE PAIR OF GREEK GOLD SPIRAL EARRINGS
CIRCA 400 B.C.
Each with collared terminals composed of a granulated zigzag frieze surmounted by a pyramid of four gold spheres decorated with granulation
¾ in. (2 cm.) high average (2)
CIRCA 400 B.C.
Each with collared terminals composed of a granulated zigzag frieze surmounted by a pyramid of four gold spheres decorated with granulation
¾ in. (2 cm.) high average (2)
Provenance
Bense collection; acquired from Mnzen und Medaillen A. G., Basel, 1977; sold Sotheby's, London, 14 December 1995, part lot 233.