Inv. n°: MMoCA711

Pair of Greek Gold Earrings in the Form of Winged Lions

Of a spiral bound hoop terminating in a protome of mythical beast: lion's head with horns and wings of a sphinx.

ø 3.5 cm

Hellenistic, 3rd - 2nd century BC

Gold

Provenance

  • Ex Sergio Colombi Collection, Lugano-Loreto, acquired c. 1960
  • Acquried at Charles Ede Ltd., London, 4th April 2011

Publications

  • C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 15 and 88
  • C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique. Le bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 10, fig. 6 and p. 78
  • N. Nussbaum, "Mougins: le trésor de Tukh el-Qaramus", Nice Matin, France, 31st July 2021

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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