Western Asiatic Single Gold Shell-Shaped Earring

GBP 225.00

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Object Description

A Western Asiatic gold earring, shaped into a shell motif. The earring is modelled from a thin sheet of gold, forming a hollowed convex body, which tapers into a point to form a hook. The surface of the shell is decorated with horizontal parallel lines worked using the repoussé technique. One ridge runs along the edge, framing the parallel ridged decoration.

Date: Circa 2nd Millennium BC – 1st Millennium AD

Object History

Ex Japanese private collection, 1970-2010. Deceased.

Object Condition

Fine. Small tears to the edges of the earring.

Object Details

  • dimensions
    W:1.6 x H:2.2 centimeters

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The Gallery
Trent Park Equestrian Centre
Eastpole Farm House, Bramley Road
Oakwood, N14 4UW, United Kingdom

St James's Ancient Art
10 Charles II Street, Ground Floor
St James
London
SW1Y 4AA

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