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LOT 1287
Achaemenid Gold Ram Earring
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (2.18 grams, 22 mm).
The shank formed from a group of twisted rods developing to a hollow-formed conical bulb with ram's head finial; applied filigree detailing, beaded wire horns, hook closure. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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