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LOT 0108
Etruscan Gold Leech Earring Pair
3RD CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
1 1/4 in. (18.92 grams total, 33 mm each).
Formed as hollow penannular hoops with eight rows of hollow cones and double filigree ropework band, two rows of filigree hoops to the terminals. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum, item 2265, for construction.
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LOT 0108
Etruscan Gold Leech Earring Pair
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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