A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD DOUBLE LION-HEADED EARRINGS
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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD DOUBLE LION-HEADED EARRINGS

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD DOUBLE LION-HEADED EARRINGS
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Each with a tapering hoop of spiral-twisted hollow wires, terminating at either end in a facing lion-head, the small head at the lower end with a collar of plain tongues with a plaited wire band above, the large terminals each with an elaborate collar of plain tongues and beaded bands framing a repoussé winged mask, flanked by scrolling ivy leaves, the lions each with a broad mane framing the well-modelled face, modern hook fittings emerging from their noses
1¼ in. (3 cm.) wide (2)
來源
Private collection, U.S.A., 1960s.

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Cf. D. Williams and J. Ogden, Greek Gold, Jewellery of the Classical World, London, 1994, p. 215, no. 148 for similar.

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