PAIR OF HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD LUNAR-SHAPED EARRINGS Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A pair of gold earrings, each formed from a hoop with rounded outer contours and tapering towards the terminals. The ends are fitted with a simple curved wire for closure, looped through pierced holes near the tips. For similar see: F.H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery, greek, Etruscan and Roman in the British Museum. Cat. 2486, Plate LIII. Size: 14-16mm x 15-17mm; Weight: 2g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s.