Lot no. 271
COLLECTION OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS.
Ca. 300 BC
A collection of three gold earrings, including, from left to right: a matched pair of boat-shaped hoops, the front of each set with an oval garnet cabochon in a raised box setting and the lower section ornamented with a ring of granules; and a plain rounded hoop with a simple hooked fastening.
Size: 11-14mm x 12-13mm; Weight: 1.4g.
Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s.
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