Description
PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD PENDANTS.
Ca. 200 - 1 BC.
A pair of gold pendants, including, from left to right: a circular pendant with a repousse bust framed by a beaded border; and a pendant in the form of a stylised bird, with applied wire ornament on the body and wings, and a suspension loop behind the head.
For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 25.78.41.
Size: 11-18mm x 9-14mm; Weight: 1.14g
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.
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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