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LOT 0557
Greek Gold Eros Earrings
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (2.01 grams total, 18-20 mm).
Composed of tapering penannular hoops with figural plaque, discoid plaque above. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 74.51.3508, for similar.
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