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LOT 0100
Greek Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone with Portrait
HELLENISTIC, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (4.44 grams, 22.75 mm overall, 18.40 x 16.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Hollow-formed ellipsoid-section bezel and D-section hoop; inset intaglio portrait bust in profile of a young female with her hair dressed in a chignon.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1980s.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13486-262459.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 102, for type.
FootnotesThe prototypes of this ring date back to the 3rd-2nd centuries B.C., as shown by dated examples from Hellenistic graves in Taranto. The type was still in use in the early centuries of the Roman era.
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LOT 0100
Greek Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone with Portrait
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,400 (EUR 1,624; USD 1,890) +BP*
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
