Pair of Earrings, Hellenistic (Bactrian), ca. 3rd-2nd century B.C.
Gold, lapis, marble, wrapped with modern 22 carat gold ear wires
height: 3.5 cm; 1 3/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection (New York), 1980s-ealy 1990s;
Antiquarium Ltd. (New York), 1995-1996;
Private Collection (New York), 2003-2007.
Literature
Comparanda:
Miho Museum; Treasures of Ancient Bactria (Koka, 2002) pl.188.h
Greifenhagen, Adolf; Schmuckarbeiten in Edelmetall Bd.1 (Berlin, 1970) pl.14 (for bead); pl.20.8