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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.
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