GREEK HELLENISTIC GOLD TWISTED EARRINGS WITH LION HEADS
Ca. 300-100 BC.
A matching pair of gold earrings, formed as loops of finely braided shanks expanding to a collared lion head finials on one end and tapering on the other. The lion's head is modelled from a thin sheet of gold and features naturalistically rendered facial and anatomical features. The item has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: L:25mm / W:15mm ; 3.8g
Provenance: Property of a London Art gallery; formerly acquired on the US Art market; previously in US collection I. G. formed before 1970.
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900