A Greek Gold Earring with the Head of a Maenad
Sale 1139 - Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical
Mar 21, 2023
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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$700 -
900
Price Realized
$1,008
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Lot Description
A Greek Gold Earring with the Head of a Maenad
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Diameter 1 15/16 inches (5 cm); 2.2 dwt.
Provenance:
Art Market, New York, 1990s-2006.
For similar earrings, see F.H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewelry, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman in the Department of Antiquities, British Musuem (1969), pp. 184-186, nos. 1684-1700, pl. XXXI.
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