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Inv. n°: MMoCA804

Pair of Hellenistic Lion-headed Earrings

The lion heads are separately made in sheet gold, by hammering into a mould or former and then finishing the details of the mane and eyes afterwards. These hollow units were then soldered to the trumpet-shaped end of the hoop. This was decorated with two bands of plain wire in concentric scrolls accented by granules, separated from one another by beaded wires.

h. 3.3 cm
Late 4th - first half 3rd century BC
Gold

Provenance

  • Private collection, Germany, acquired c. 1980
  • Acquired at Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited, London, November 22, 2012

Publications

  • A. Schubert, "Kleopatra VII" in Historisches Museum Der Pfalz Speyer (ed.), Caesar & Kleopatra, 2025, p. 105

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, March 1, 2012 — August 1, 2023
  • Caesar & Kleopatra, Historisches Museum Der Pfalz Speyer, Speyer, Germany, April 13, 2025 — October 26, 2025

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