Anci ent Jewelry
155 PAIR OF GREEK GOLD BRACELETS AND MATCHING RING or hair spiral, composed of woven wire bands joined together, each bracelet with a circular spoked wheel closing; both band and closing have granulation with applied small spheres. Earlier 5th Century BC. Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.); wt. 18.8 gr. Ring: Diam. 1 in. (2.5 cm.); wt. 10.3 gr. Ex Dean Collection, London, acquired between 1960-1970. 156 PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD LION HEAD EARRINGS 3rd-2nd Century BC. Diam. 3/4 in. (2 cm.); wt. 4.84 gr. Ex German private collection acquired in the early 1990s.
157 ETRUSCAN GOLD FILIGREE EARRINGS of delicate openwork ribbons filled with wire bands, bosses, scrolls. Probably from Vetulonia, ca. 675 BC. Diam. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm.); wts 4.1 gm., 4.3 gm. Ex Thane Collection, England, dispersed at Sotheby’s, London, 1987. For a simliar pair of bracelets, see: A. Maggiani, et al., Treasures from Tuscany - The Etruscan Legacy, p. 40, no. 44.
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