Works of Art
Orientalizing Greek Gold Earring
Period: Circa 7th century B.C.
Culture: Geometric to Archaic, Greek World
Category: Array
Dimensions: Length: 5.1 cm
Price: CHF 13800, USD 13800
Provenance: Ex-Swiss private collection, H. Vollmoeller. Acquired in 1969.
Condition: Very good state of preservation.
Description
This beautiful single Greek gold earring, “orientalizing” in style, is a pendant for seven pomegranates. The coiled gold wire ear hoop delicately flattened in its lower half portion and decorated with seven granulated triangular designed hinges from which seven rigid pendants hang, each composed of double twisted gold wires and terminating in a small pomegranate.