Pair Of Ancient Greek Gold Earrings With Lion Protome Decoration.

Pair of Ancient Greek gold lion protome earrings.

Hellenistic period.
Eastern Mediterranean.
Late 4th century - early 3rd century BC.
Approximately 15 x 15 mm and 17 x 14 mm.
Total weight: 4.02 g.

Each earring consists of a curved arc of four twisted smooth gold wires, a stamped gold foil lion protome, and a decoration of twists and petals in filigree gold wire.

The lion's head was the most popular motif in the early Hellenistic period for many pieces of jewelry, especially earrings.

BEAUTIFUL, HEAVY WEIGHT EARRINGS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.

Bibliography :

A Golden Legacy. Ancient Jewelry from the Burton Y. Berry Collection, pp. 1-2. 129-130, no. 27.B.1-2. F.H.
Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the British Museum, 1911, no. 1732/3.
E. De Juliis, Les ors hellénistiques de Tarente, pp. 184-185, no. 115.

Provenance : Private collection (Savoie, France).
Art Market, France.