Lot no. 269
COLLECTION OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH RED GARNET CABOCHONS.
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
A collection of four gold earrings, including, from left to right: a pair of earrings, each with a hollow boat-shaped body tapering to a narrow fastening, the fronts with a drop-shaped cell inset with a red garnet and globular drops below; and a pair of flattened hoop earrings, each with scattered pellets and a red garnet cabochon set in a raised bezel.
Size: 16-20mm x 10-14mm; Weight: 3.1g.
Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s.
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