Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT

PAIR OF HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD EARRINGS - Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A pair of gold earrings, each composed of a transverse cylindrical bar with ribbed terminals and suspension loops. From each bar hangs a pendant of elongated form, tapering to a pointed end. One pendant terminates in a cluster of small granules, while the other ends in a plain point. For similar see: F.H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery, greek, Etruscan and Roman in the British Museum. Cat. 2323. Size: 20-25mm x 45935mm; Weight: 1g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK collection of Ancient Art. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.