GREEK MYCENAEAN GOLD DIADEM Early 2nd millennium BC A large sheet gold parallel-sided diadem band with repoussé rosettes each comprising a central ring-and-dot and six radiating volute scrolls; pierced at each end for attachment to a fabric(?) band. 10 grams, 37cm (14 1/2"). Fair condition; one end displaced. Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; formerly in the Tony Brandon collection, London, UK; formed 1980s; collection number 225. Literature Cf. Higgins, R.A. Greek and Roman Jewellery, London, 1961, item 11(D).
GREEK MYCENAEAN GOLD DIADEM Early 2nd millennium BC A large sheet gold parallel-sided diadem band with repoussé rosettes each comprising a central ring-and-dot and six radiating volute scrolls; pierced at each end for attachment to a fabric(?) band. 10 grams, 37cm (14 1/2"). Fair condition; one end displaced. Provenance Property of a central London gentleman; formerly in the Tony Brandon collection, London, UK; formed 1980s; collection number 225. Literature Cf. Higgins, R.A. Greek and Roman Jewellery, London, 1961, item 11(D).
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