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LOT 244733

Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800

Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) (+bp*)
GREEK GOLD LION EARRING PAIR
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (5.77 grams total, 21 mm each).

A matching pair of hoop earrings with faux twist, the terminal formed as a lion's head with two collars, closure loop below the chin. [2, No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Ex North London gentleman; formerly in a private collection formed between 1990 and 2000.

LITERATURE:
Cf. for similar gold earrings in Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the department of antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.XXXI, nos.1728-1808, for the type.

CONDITION
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