Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS

PAIR OF GREEK GOLD EARRINGS WITH CARNELIAN DOLPHINS - Hellenistic Period, Ca. 300 - 100 BC.A pair of matching gold earrings. Each one is comprised of a disc that houses an attractive rosette with petals delineated in granules of wire connected to a dolphin-shaped carnelian pendant pierced on the top of the back. All is suspended from a hooked wire on the verso of the floral disk. For similar see: The Metroplitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 21.88.86, .87.Size: 30-32mm x 15-18mm; Weight: 5gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Jean-David Cahn Auktionen, November 2011, Auction 6, lot 183; Ex. collection of Heinz Hoek, 1950s-1960s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.