Lot 251
251
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS
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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS

CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Details
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Each with long tapering body composed of twisted gold wires, the 'wheel'-shaped terminal ornamented with gold cross wires and granule clusters, the flattened body tapered to narrow loop at lower end
5 7/8 in. (14.8 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
From a collection formed in the late 1950s and 1960s. See also lots 294-297.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Cf. P. Amandry, Collection Hélène Stathatos: les bijoux antiques, Strasbourg, 1953, pp. 42-43, no. 70, pl. XVI. Similar gold jewellery has been found at Sindos in Macedonia. The earrings have a decorative element at the wider end which would have ornamented the front of the ear lobe, with the tapering end looping back to be attached behind the lobe.

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