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LOT 0545
Greek Gold Earrings
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (2.46 grams total, 18 mm each).
Each penannular in form with decoratively twisted body; one terminating in a lions' head, the other with the head of a woman wearing a necklace. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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Parthian Glazed Ceramic Jug
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Speckled glaze; deep shoulder with chamfered rim and strap handle. 776 grams, 16.5 cm high
Acquired by the vendors father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
Large Greek Gold Dolphin Pendant
4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
The leaping dolphins forming the handles of an amphora-shaped pendant with an agate body; free-running suspension loop; bifacial detailing to the animals. 5.81 grams, 36 mm
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman. -
Greek Gold Earrings
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Each penannular in form with decoratively twisted body; one terminating in a lions' head, the other with the head of a woman wearing a necklace. 2.46 grams total, 18 mm each
Acquired 1970-2010. Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
