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A helleNIsTIc gOld eARRINg
Macedonian Gandhara, Pushkalavati, Hellenistic period, 4th
century BC. The earring consisting of a Greek amphora made
of three glass beads and flanked by two gold dolphins, below a
circular floral element in gold with granulation. The earring was
found in Charsadda, Pakistan, a town near Peshawar that was
once Pushkalavati, the capital of the ancient region of Gandhara.
The classical Greek or Macedonian design indicates this earring
was crafted by a goldsmith who came with Alexander the
Great’s troops, who conquered Gandhara in 327 BC.
Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and collector
living in Southeast Asia.
condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and
wear, fine copper-red patina.
Weight: 2.6 g
Dimensions: Size 4.3 x 1.4 cm
estimate euR 800
Starting price EUr 400

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FIVe bAcTRIAN gOld eARRINgs
WITh PeARls ANd geMsTONes

Ancient region of Bactria, Kushan period or earlier, 100 BC-100
AD. One pair of earrings, each with a pink translucent gemstone
flanked by two pearls, another pair of earrings, each with three
pearls, and a single earring with a hollow gold cube decorated
with tiny gold beads and flanked by two pearls. These pieces
likely come from Tomb VII or VIII at Tillya Tepe, as these tombs
were not excavated due to civil war and later raided by the
Afghan population and distributed among their families.

Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and collector
living in Southeast Asia, assembled over time through purchases
in Mazar-i-Sharif and at the Afghan market in Peshawar.
condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and
wear.

Weight: 5.9 g (total)
Dimensions: Size 2.2 x 1.6 cm (earrings with pink gemstone),
1.9 x 1.7 cm (earrings with three pearls), and 1.6 x 2 cm (single
earring)
estimate euR 800
Starting price EUr 400

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FIVe bAcTRIAN gOld ANd bRONZe eARRINgs

Ancient region of Bactria, Kushan period or earlier,
100 BC-100 AD. The lot comprises one pair of open
gold earrings decorated with four-pronged elements,
one pair of bronze earrings decorated with teeth-like
protuberances, and one single open earring with
opposing broad flat ends. The gold earrings likely come
from Tomb VII or VIII at Tillya Tepe, as these tombs were
not excavated due to civil war and later raided by the
Afghan population and distributed among their families.
Provenance: Private collection of a German artist and
collector living in Southeast Asia, assembled over time
through purchases in Mazar-i-Sharif and at the Afghan
market in Peshawar.
condition: Very good condition with minor traces of
age and wear, the bronze earrings with a fine malachite-
green patina.
Weight: 20.5 g (total)
Dimensions: Inner Diameter 1.4 cm (gold earrings), Size
2.6 x 3.4 cm (bronze earring pair), Inner Diameter 2.8
cm (single bronze earring)

estimate euR 400
Starting price EUr 200

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