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MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD BULL-HEADED EARRINGS.
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MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD BULL-HEADED EARRINGS.
Estimate £1,200 - £2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD BULL-HEADED EARRINGS.
Ca. 400 - 300 BC.
A matched pair of gold earrings, each formed as a twisted hoop with a hooked end at one side and a bull head terminal at the other, above a cylindrical collar decorated with filigree. The heads are modelled with short horns, almond-shaped eyes, and broad hatched muzzles.
For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Inventory number 55.158.2.
Size: 23-24mm x 16-16mm; Weight: 4.6g
Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a distinguished New York private collection, assembled between 1975 and 1995. The collection was authenticated in the early 1990s by Dr. Jack Ogden and Barbara Deppert Lippitz, leading specialists in ancient jewellery. A significant number of objects from this collection were also published in a professional catalogue.
This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
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