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LOT 0573

Greek Lion-Headed Gold Earring

CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3/4 in. (1.64 grams, 19 mm).

Comprising a slender twisted hoop with a lion's head finial.

Provenance

Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970-2000s.

Literature

See Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911.

CONDITION

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LOT 0573

Greek Lion-Headed Gold Earring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £211

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