Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF HEAVY HELLENISTIC GOLD

PAIR OF HEAVY HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH AGATE BEADS - 30 GRAMS - Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each formed of a wire tapering to one end and terminating at the other with a biconical agate bead, below which the rod is densely embellished with applied coils and a dangling cluster of filigree. Size: 61.4-64.8mm x 37.2-39.1mm; Weight: 30.13g Provenance: Private UK collection; from a London collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.