Lot Essay
Cf. F. H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, The British Museum, London, 1911, no. 1595, p. 167, pl. XXVI, for similar.
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CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ARCHAIC GREEK GOLD PENDANT EARRING
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The elongated hoop with spiral wire decoration and soldered suspension ring holding a pendant composed of six soldered and twisted wires, their ends formed into hooks from which hang double twisted wire pendants, four with sardonyx and cornelian biconical beads
3¼ in. (8 cm.) long
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
The elongated hoop with spiral wire decoration and soldered suspension ring holding a pendant composed of six soldered and twisted wires, their ends formed into hooks from which hang double twisted wire pendants, four with sardonyx and cornelian biconical beads
3¼ in. (8 cm.) long
Provenance
Stahlberg collection.
Exhibited
Kunst der Antike, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 1977.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium