AN ETRUSCAN GOLD BULLA AND TORQUE
AN ETRUSCAN GOLD BULLA AND TORQUE

CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN GOLD BULLA AND TORQUE
Circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
The lenticular bulla formed from sheet, with a strap suspension loop joined by rivets, the strap ornamented with filigree bands of plain wire, twisted wires, beaded wires, and in the center, plain wires woven into a guilloche pattern, the torque a stout wire, octagonal in section, swelling slightly to form terminals
7¾ in. (19.7 cm) long
來源
Gold, Important Ancient and Ethnic Jewellery and Works of Art in Precious Metal, Habsburg, Feldman, Geneva, 14 May 1990, lot 279
Fine Antiquities, Christie's London, 5 July 1995, lot 139 (pendant only)