GREEK GOLD LION-GRYPHON EARRINGS 4th-3rd century BC A pair of gold earrings each formed from a hoop of spirally-twisted wire tapering to a single wire point, the head of a horned lion-gryphon emerging from a collar ornamented with filigree tongues, plain wires and filigree spirals, the horns and crest made separately and inserted into the feline head, formed of two halves, with fine detail for the mane and whiskers, the open mouth to receive the tip of the hoop. 3.08 grams total, 15mm (3/4"). [2] Condition Fine condition. Provenance From a collection of jewellery formed by a London gentleman in the 1970s. Literature See The Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number 724-1877.
GREEK GOLD LION-GRYPHON EARRINGS 4th-3rd century BC A pair of gold earrings each formed from a hoop of spirally-twisted wire tapering to a single wire point, the head of a horned lion-gryphon emerging from a collar ornamented with filigree tongues, plain wires and filigree spirals, the horns and crest made separately and inserted into the feline head, formed of two halves, with fine detail for the mane and whiskers, the open mouth to receive the tip of the hoop. 3.08 grams total, 15mm (3/4"). [2] Condition Fine condition. Provenance From a collection of jewellery formed by a London gentleman in the 1970s. Literature See The Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number 724-1877.
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