Bidspirit auction | HELLENISTIC GOLD LUNULA-SHAPED EARRINGS WITH

HELLENISTIC GOLD LUNULA-SHAPED EARRINGS WITH RED CABOCHON - Ca. 300 - 1 BC.A matched pair of gold earrings, each featuring a lunula-shaped hollow body formed from a thin gold sheet. Each end tapers to a delicate round-section rod. At the midsection, the earrings display pelleted collars. The terminal end of the earring is further adorned with two gold filigree-bordered cells: one drop-shaped above and the other circular in shape, with the latter inlaid with a garnet cabochon.Size: 17-20mm x 17-18mm; Weight: 3.5gProvenance: Property of a North London gentleman; previously acquired on the UK/European art market in the 1980s.