拍品专文
For related argonaut beads see the examples from Mycenae, pls. 10J and 11B in R.A. Higgins, Greek and Roman Jewellery.
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PROPERTY FROM THE LIGABUE FAMILY COLLECTION
A MYCENAEAN GOLD ARGONAUT BEAD
LATE HELLADIC II, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY B.C.
细节
A MYCENAEAN GOLD ARGONAUT BEAD
LATE HELLADIC II, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY B.C.
The upper surface in repoussé, in the form of an argonaut, the eyes and tentacles ornamented with granulation, the back plain, with four perforations; together with an Etruscan gold disk, the recessed center with a central circle on a stem, framed by a coil of plain wire, the recess framed by a band of hemispheres and filigree double spirals of twisted wire, a band of twisted wire along the perimeter; and an Etruscan gold snake ring, the strap hoop coiled, each end terminating in a snake head, with stamped chevron along its length
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide (3)
LATE HELLADIC II, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY B.C.
The upper surface in repoussé, in the form of an argonaut, the eyes and tentacles ornamented with granulation, the back plain, with four perforations; together with an Etruscan gold disk, the recessed center with a central circle on a stem, framed by a coil of plain wire, the recess framed by a band of hemispheres and filigree double spirals of twisted wire, a band of twisted wire along the perimeter; and an Etruscan gold snake ring, the strap hoop coiled, each end terminating in a snake head, with stamped chevron along its length
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide (3)
来源
with Molayem, Rome (d. 1998), 1970s.