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LOT 0613
Greek Openwork Gold Earring
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (2.12 grams, 33 mm).
Comprising an openwork caged body with loops for beads, one remaining with a later earring hook, beneath the cage an upside-down bird with open wings and granular decoration on the head.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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