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113 - PAIR OF GOLD LION EARRINGS
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PAIR OF GOLD LION EARRINGS Hellenistic art, 4th–3rd century B.C. Pair of crescent-shaped earrings with a braided design; the widened upper end is decorated with filigree featuring spiral and “sawtooth” motifs, atop which a circular lion mask is set. Height: 3.3 cm Gross weight: 17.46 g Provenance: Former German private collection, acquired around 1980 Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited, London Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2012 Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, 2012–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA804) Caesar & Cleopatra, Historisches Museum Der Pfalz, Speyer, Germany, April 13–October 26, 2025 Bibliography: Rupert Wace Ancient Art, 2012, no. 30 A. Schubert, “Cleopatra VII” in Historisches Museum Der Pfalz Speyer (ed.), Caesar & Cleopatra, 2025, p. 105 A Hellenistic pair of gold lion-headed earrings, Late 4th–3rd century B.C.
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