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LOT 0104
Hellenistic Gold Earrings with Beads and Pearls
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
2 - 2 1/8 in. (12.27 grams total, 52-54 mm).
Matched pair of gold hoop earrings with hook-and-eye closure; three applied loops to the lower edge each with a pearl in a cup setting, turquoise-coloured translucent gemstone beneath; restored. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a London lady, acquired annually during 1990s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.LV, item 2682, for a later version of the same type.
FootnotesThe turquoise-coloured stones were artificially stained in antiquity.
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LOT 0104
Hellenistic Gold Earrings with Beads and Pearls
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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From the Steel family collection, 1950s-late 1990s. -
Eastern Mediterranean Tripod Footed Jug with Strainer
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £910
With a carinated body with conical feet to the base, a slender neck with trefoil mouth and pierced strainer panel to the spout, integral handle to the rear; displaying vertical notching to the equator and columns composed of shallow dimples to the upper body; chipped. 1.64 kg, 24 cm wide
with a London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
Hellenistic Bronze Ring with Stag
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Ex old English collection. London art market, pre 2000. Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
