PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD PENDANTS

Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A pair of gold pendants, from left to right: a pyramidal pendant formed from triangular panels rising to an integral suspension loop, each face edged by a beaded frame with applied leaf-shaped cells to the flanks. The basal rim supports three drops of twisted wire; a zoomorphic pendant modelled as a head with an elongated S-curved neck, the facial details slightly raised and a circular perforation at the lower tip for suspension. For similar see: E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ori di Taranto in Et? Ellenistica, Cat. 75; British Museum number 1867,0508.440 Size: 18-24mm x 11-11mm; Weight: 2.3g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in Austrian private collection 1980s-early 1990s.