Bidspirit auction | HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD VESSEL-SHAPED

HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD VESSEL-SHAPED PENDANT FROM AN EARRING WITH ROPEWORK DECORATION - Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A gold earring pendant in the shape of a tapered vessel. The upper section is encircled by twisted gold wire and further decorated with four suspended loop motifs formed from twisted strands. A plain loop is attached above the rim for suspension.For similar see: E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ori di Taranto in età Ellenistica, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1984, Cat. 69.Size: 27mm x 12mm; Weight: 2.3gProvenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in a Belgian private collection of A.G. 1980s.