AN ETRUSCAN GOLD HAIR-RING, CIRCA 700-600 B.C.

Property from the Estate of Jan Mitchell
AN ETRUSCAN GOLD HAIR-RING, CIRCA 700-600 B.C.

of spiral tubular form, the remaining terminal in the form of a stylized lion’s head with beaded filigree detail and ornament on the neck, a similarly decorated collar on the opposite side, part of the hoop ornamented with very fine filigree wire(?) braiding.
Diameter 2.8 cm.

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Provenance:
Jan Mitchell (1913-2009), New York, probably acquired in the 1960s or earlier

by descent to the present owner