HELLENISTIC GOLD PENDANT LION HEAD SHAPED
Ca. 500 - 300 BC.
A Hellenistic gold pendant shaped in the head of a lion. The creature bears the stylised mane typical of Hellenistic and Classical period lions. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 17459, Antiquities, Lot. 151. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements.
Size: 31mm x 18mm; Weight: 4.9g
Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A. collection formed on the UK art market since the 1990s.
