$1,722
18kt Gold Earclips, Lalaounis, Greece, each knot with lion's head motif, 21. 0 dwt, lg. 1 1/2 in., maker's mark. Note: Pictured in Metamorphoses by Ilias Lalaounis, p. 103. Lalaounis mentions that "in Classical Greece the symbolic lion's head was thought to give power to the wearer of the jewel."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-12-08