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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]

Provenance

Acquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 0545

Greek Gold Earrings

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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