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THBGreek Silver Drachma Coin Earrings w/ 18K Gold, 8.4g
Lot 28
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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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2018-08-30 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, Asian, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring classical antiquities, Asian, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Greece, Islands of Thrace, Apollonia Pontika, ca. 450 to 400 BCE. A fine pair of silver drachma from Apollonia Pontika depicting a frontal face of Medusa with large eyes, mouth agape, and a radiating coiffure of serpents. The reverse bears an upright anchor and a petite crawfish in incuse. Each coin is set within a modern 18K gold setting and oriented to display the gorgoneion faces in an upright manner. A small suspension loop atop each coin setting holds a gold-filled shepard's hook with a dangling teardrop-shaped latch on each. Wearable and ready to accentuate any ensemble! Size of each earring: 0.45" W x 1.25" H (1.1 cm x 3.2 cm); total weight: 8.4 grams.
Medusa, most famous of the three gorgons (human women with venomous snakes for hair) is from the Classical world of mythology. The concept of the gorgon, a frightening, beast-like, female creature, is at least as old as Homer and continued to be used as a monstrous symbol throughout the Roman period, especially popular as decoration on pottery.
Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Brooklyn, New York, USA collection
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#136639Built in modern times and wearable as shown. Coins are ancient with 18K gold and gold-filled components being modern. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, slight indentations and bending to gold settings and shepard's hooks, light tarnishing to gold and gold-filled components, and some fading to coin details. Light earthen deposits across coins.Condition
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