AN ETRUSCAN GOLD HAIR SPIRAL, with three turns of thin ribbon wire, the ends made of two ribbons with filigree ornamentation between composed of plain, twisted and folded wires, the terminals with triangular bosses, 1½in. (3.7cm.) across max.; and a pair of smaller gold hair spirals, with four turns of wire ending with a wider ribbon, each ribbon decorated with a double row of granulated triangles, the triangular termianal bosses with similar decoration, 1in. (2.5cm.) across max., 7th-5th Century B.C. (3) | Christie's

Lot 77

AN ETRUSCAN GOLD HAIR SPIRAL, with three turns of thin ribbon wire, the ends made of two ribbons with filigree ornamentation between composed of plain, twisted and folded wires, the terminals with triangular bosses, 1½in. (3.7cm.) across max.; and a pair of smaller gold hair spirals, with four turns of wire ending with a wider ribbon, each ribbon decorated with a double row of granulated triangles, the triangular termianal bosses with similar decoration, 1in. (2.5cm.) across max., 7th-5th Century B.C. (3)

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AN ETRUSCAN GOLD HAIR SPIRAL, with three turns of thin ribbon wire, the ends made of two ribbons with filigree ornamentation between composed of plain, twisted and folded wires, the terminals with triangular bosses, 1½in. (3.7cm.) across max.; and a pair of smaller gold hair spirals, with four turns of wire ending with a wider ribbon, each ribbon decorated with a double row of granulated triangles, the triangular termianal bosses with similar decoration, 1in. (2.5cm.) across max., 7th-5th Century B.C. (3)

Lot Essay

Cf. F. H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum, British Museum, London, 1969, pp. 119-120 and 126, pls.XVI-XVII, nos. 1320-1, 1328-30 and 1364

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