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LOT 0047
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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 134, 140, for type.
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LOT 0047
Hellenistic Gold Ring with Figural Gemstone of Ares
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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