A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD AND GARNET EARRINGS
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD AND GARNET EARRINGS

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.

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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD AND GARNET EARRINGS
Hellenistic Period, Circa 2nd Century B.C.
Each with an open hoop, round in section, beaded at each end, joined to a small ring, with a garnet in a serrated bezel at the join, the ring supporting an amphora-shaped pendant, with beaded wire voluted handles above drop-shaped garnets in serrated bezels, the square foot on a spool-shaped stem bordered by beaded wire
2½ in. (6.3 cm) long (2)

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