Marina ATHANASIOU, Greece (20th) 1993 Pair of Hellenistic-inspired earrings illustrating the sensations: "melancholy" for one with a female face and "contact" for the other with a male face 18k (750‰) yellow gold and button-shaped cultured pearls Signed Dimensions: 4.5 x 1.6 cm and 4 x 2 cm Gross weight: 22.1 g Provenance : Private collection, Greece, this lot was acquired directly from the artist Exhibition "Marina Athanasiou: petites sculptures à porter", Galerie Zoumboulakis, Athens, May 1993 During her studies at the Doxiadis School in Athens, Marina Athanasiou became the protégé of Yannis Tsarouchis, who introduced her to Franco Zeffirelli. Following this meeting, she designed the jewelry for one of his films. She sought her inspiration in the funerary sculpture of the Hellenistic period, and more particularly in the representation of feelings.