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14th December 2012 > Near Eastern Bactrian Gold Repousse Aphrodite Figural Earring
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LOT 397
Estimate
GBP (£) 3,000 - 5,000
EUR (€) 3,560 - 5,930
USD ($) 3,860 - 6,440
NEAR EASTERN BACTRIAN GOLD REPOUSSE APHRODITE FIGURAL EARRING
2200-1700 BC
2 3/4" (14 grams, 71 mm).
2200-1700 BC
2 3/4" (14 grams, 71 mm).
A delicate earring with sheet gold repousse swivelling plaque; the upper element a standing winged female, possibly Aphrodite, with well-defined hair, rings to the arms and draped in a loose cloth from the waist; surrounding the legs a U-shaped repousse panel with owls on the top of each post; below, four hollow bulb pendants.
PROVENANCE:
From a Swiss private collection, formed in the 1960s.
