Lot 178
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TWO PAIRS OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS
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TWO PAIRS OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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TWO PAIRS OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Including a pair of crescentic earrings, the gold wire hoop hung with a leech-shaped pendant decorated with filigree spirals and granulation lozenges; another pair similar with filigree rosettes and granulation lozenges, both circa 3rd-2nd Century B.C., 1 in. (2.6 cm.) long max.; together with a Roman gold earring in the form of a cockerel, with head-comb, a single twisted wire suspended from the beak, probably representing a worm, circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D., 1 in. (2.6 cm.) long. (5)
Provenance
Item three; De Clerq Collection, Paris.
All items; The Thétis Collection, Geneva, Switzerland; acquired prior to 1970.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Item one; J.-L. Zimmermann, Collection de la Fondation Thétis, Geneva, 1987, p.79, no. 143.
Item three; A. de Ridder, Collection de Clerq, vol. VII, Paris, 1911, p. 532. no. 1892.
J.-L. Zimmermann, Collection de la Fondation Thétis, Geneva, 1987, p.81, no. 148.

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