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Antiquities: Including Ancient Engraved Gems Formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection Part IV
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A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD MEANAD HEAD EARRINGS
LATE HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Details
A PAIR OF GREEK GOLD MEANAD HEAD EARRINGS
LATE HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (3 cm.) wide
Provenance
H. Olbrecht collection, Berlin, 1952, as per 1960 invoice.
German art market, 1960.
Conditions of sale
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Lot Essay
These highly detailed earrings each depict a meanad wearing a berried foliate wreath in her curling hair.
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