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Lot 126*

A Greek gold earring with the head of a goat

7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Greek gold earring with the head of a goat
Hellenistic Period, circa 3rd Century B.C.
The goat with long curving horns, the head emerging from a collar ornamented with filigree tongues and spirals, a loop on the underside, the original hoop of tapering braided wire now straightened to resemble a hair pin, 7.5cm long

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Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale; Cahn Auktionen, Basel, 3 November 2012, lot 323.
Private collection, Europe.

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