Bidspirit auction | LATE HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS

LATE HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS - Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A pair of gold earrings, each composed of a twisted hoop with three clusters of gold pellets forming a pyramid shape at the lower part. The upper section is adorned with a gold-leaf disc, which likely symbolises the sun. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 95.16.4, .5. Size: 28-29mm x 20-23mm; Weight: 4g. Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Swiss art market in the 1990s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.