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LOT 0516
Greek Gold Animal-Headed Earring
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (2.91 grams, 22.69 mm overall, 17.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)).
The decoratively twisted hoop tapering toward the closure, cow or bull head modelled in the round with filigree ornament to the collar. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 74.51.3429 and 74.51.3446, for similar.
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