Lotto 31 | A group of 19 etruscan gold beads.

Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
mercoledì 9 dicembre 2020 ore 14:00 (UTC +01:00)

A group of 19 etruscan gold beads.

A group of 19 etruscan gold beads.

6th century B.C.

Bead diam : 10 mm
12,65 g

Spherical gold beads, including 10 of them decorated with granulation of great finesse (one completely decorated with granulation). Very fine condition.

Parallels : Antikenmuseum, Berlin, inv. GI.6; Cristofani, M., Martelli, M. , L'oro degli Etruschi, 1985, p. 172, fig. 154.

Monte-Carlo, private collection of Mr. L, prior to 90’s