MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD EARRINGS. Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A matched pair of hollow gold earrings, each with a crescent-shaped body decorated with applied wires and granulated elements. One terminal is pierced for a loop, and the opposite end is extended into a curved gold wire for suspension through the ear. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2770, Ancient Jewelry, 5 December 2012, Lot 379. Size: 19-19mm x 13-14mm; Weight: 3.4g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in a Belgian private collection of A.G. 1980s.