CIRCA 13TH CENTURY - 3RD CENTURY B.C.

Details

TWELVE BRONZE AGE, IRON AGE, ETRUSCAN AND HELLENISTIC GOLD ELEMENTS
CIRCA 13TH CENTURY - 3RD CENTURY B.C.
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) long max

Provenance

Swiss private collection, Dr R. H. (1922-2007), acquired prior to 1996.

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Lot Essay

For similar Etruscan gold sheet discs with solar motif from Bisenzio, cf. M. Cristofani and M. Martelli (ed.), L'Oro degli Etruschi, Novara, 1983, p.76, no. 7. For other examples of Etruscan hair ornaments, cf. op. cit., p. 126, nos. 80-82.

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