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LOT 1505
Eastern Greek Style Gold Horse Earrings
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/8 - 2 1/2 in. (18.05 grams total, 54-62 mm).
Each bifacial and composed of addorsed horse heads with filigree and granule ornament, six lengths of trichinopoly chain below, each suspending a sheet-gold disc; one with ear hook remaining. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
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