Gold pendant in the shape of a cicada. With a... Lot 5

Gold pendant in the shape of a cicada. With a triangular outline, it has an applied decoration of twisted yarns, filigrees and granules, the two largest forming the insect's eyes. Ring on the back. Hunenic art, first half of the 5th century Height: 2.8 cm - Width: 2.4 cm Weight: 12 g Cicada-shaped jewellery has been known from the Hellenistic period to the last third of the 5th century. It is not uncommon to find cicada-shaped fibulas of oriental origin in princely tombs from the Hunnian period. Book consulted: I. Bóna, Les Huns - Le grand empire barbare d'Europe IVe-Ve siecles, Ed. Errances,2002.