Greek Gold Janiform Hair Ring Pair

5TH-3RD CENTURY BC

1 1/4" (8.62 grams, 28-30 mm).

A matched pair of sheet gold hair ornaments, each a tapering hollow tube with beaded wire and filigree collar to each end beneath a janiform female head with piled conical hairstyle. [2]

Provenance

Ex German collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0689

Greek Gold Janiform Hair Ring Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,082

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