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THBFine Greek Hellenistic Gold Earring w/ Maenad Head
Lot 13a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. This is a stunning high quality 88% (equivalent to 21K+) gold earring with an intricate semicircular profile and anthropomorphic visage! The face on the main body depicts a maenad, the female consort of Dionysus (also Dionysos), the Greek god of wine. She presents a repousse visage with rounded cheeks under granulated spheres of grape bunches and applied filigree wire as a diadem. The hollow head is surmounted on a thick wire that acts as the original loop, curving backward and tapering to the slender tip that would pass through the earlobe. At the back of the woman's head is an integral suspension loop which was the original clasp for the wire. Earrings like these would have been worn by high status Greek and Roman women, who treasured their jewelry - some of the only private property elite women could own in the Classical Mediterranean. This earring is exceptional for the fine artistry, size, and material! Size: 1.43" L x 1.2" W (3.6 cm x 3 cm); gold quality: 88% (equivalent to 21K+); weight: 10.4 grams
For a stylistically similar example, please see the Metropolitan Museum of Art website, accession number: 26.7.1360a, b
Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York, USA; ex-East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#151717Minor indentations and bending of form to face and wire. Small perforations through the back of the head where the sheet seams meet, and minor separating near neck seam. Professionally cleaned and excellent.Condition
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