HELLENISTIC GOLD LUNULA PENDANT

Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A gold lunula pendant with a crescentic body, the tapering arms terminating in globular finials. A single granule decorates the mid-section of each arm. Two twisted wire cross-braces span the opening diagonally, each terminating in a loop along the inner edge of the crescent. A broad suspension loop crowns the apex, bordered by rope-twist wire and accented with granules at its base. The reverse is plain. Size: 25mm x 23mm; Weight: 4.7g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Munich, Germany in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.