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Ornate Greek Hellenistic Gilt Bronze Earrings (pr)
Ornate Greek Hellenistic Gilt Bronze Earrings (pr)
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**Originally Listed At $750**

Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. late 4th to 1st century CE. A unique, ornate pair of gilt bronze earrings, each with a form reminiscent of a shark tooth, with raised baubles which may have once held inlays. A hinged loop, held in place by pins at either side, is at the top of each "tooth" form. Quality of gilt: 85% or equivalent to 20K+. Size of one: 1.05" W (2.7 cm); total weight of both: 5.7 grams

Provenance: ex-Suzanne Artuner, New Jersey, USA, 1998; gifted by mother Frances Artuner in 1995 who had owned them in Belgium since the 1960s

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#143052
Condition
Small losses to the gilt, particularly on one. The other has its loop stuck open with bronze patina blocking the pin hole.
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Ornate Greek Hellenistic Gilt Bronze Earrings (pr)

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