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LOT 0562

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

GREEK GOLD EROS EARRINGS
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (3.91 grams total, 20-21 mm).

Each composed of a slender wire hoop and a winged Eros plaque with detailing to the body, face and hair; closure loop to reverse. [2]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 74.51.3506, for similar.

CONDITION
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