Caption
Two earring pendants in the shape of winged Geniuses, Pair of pendants - each composed of 2 parts: 1. Cups - suspended sideways, surrounded by profiled filigree and filled with a rosette with filigree, fastened with a high fitting for a stone missing; the bottom of the cup is reinforced with a soldered strip with a flatly soldered earring at the top and a perpendicularly soldered earring at the bottom. 2. Winged genius, - suspended by the lower earring handle, dressed in a short tunic chiton with hands joined at the front on the chest. The figurines are cast, with soldered wings cut from a single piece of sheet metal each, reinforced with crosswise soldered strips with an eyelet for hanging from a rosette. 1st half of the 3rd century BC, Greece; jewelry; weight 10 g., The image shows a pair of gold-colored dangling ornaments against a gray background, each with an oval top piece featuring a radial, textured central motif and a small loop at the top, connected by a short link to a small human-like figure with wings and a skirt-like lower garment; the figures have raised arms and textured details, and the metal surfaces display a shiny golden hue with areas of darker shadow and slight patina.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A01_458
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46.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 13.6in x 13.2in / 4090 x 3950 (300dpi)