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LOT 0047

Estimate
GBP (£) 1,500 - 2,000
EUR (€) 1,740 - 2,310
USD ($) 2,010 - 2,680


HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH FIGURAL GEMSTONE OF ARES
LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.83 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 16.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian intaglio of a nude Ares wearing a plumed helmet, stooping to fill an amphora.

PROVENANCE:
Ex private European collection, Mr. W., 1950s-1990s.
Acquired in 1998. with Antiquarium Ltd, New York, USA.
English private collection.

Accompanied by a copy of certificate of authenticity from Antiquarium Ltd, Fine Ancient Arts Gallery, dated 15 December 2016.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 134, 140, for type.

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