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A GREEK SOLID SILVER RING
Circa 4th- 3rd Century B.C.
The stirrup-shaped ring with thick hoop semi-circular in section and flat oval bezel carved in intaglio with a profile bust of Athena wearing a helmet and chiton, ring size: N,
Literature: A silver ring of similar shape in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is decorated with an image of Eros playing the double flute (acc. no. 01.8184), while a gold ring in the State Hermitage Museums in St. Petersburg shows a seated Athena Nikephoros (inv. no. Х.1899-9).
Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs S. Broukal, formed in the 1950s, in the UK since 1956, and thence by descent.
Circa 4th- 3rd Century B.C.
The stirrup-shaped ring with thick hoop semi-circular in section and flat oval bezel carved in intaglio with a profile bust of Athena wearing a helmet and chiton, ring size: N,
Literature: A silver ring of similar shape in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is decorated with an image of Eros playing the double flute (acc. no. 01.8184), while a gold ring in the State Hermitage Museums in St. Petersburg shows a seated Athena Nikephoros (inv. no. Х.1899-9).
Provenance: Collection of Mr and Mrs S. Broukal, formed in the 1950s, in the UK since 1956, and thence by descent.
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HARLEQUIN BUILDING
65 SOUTHWARK STREET
LONDON
SE1 0HR
United Kingdom
Testing Auction ZMG 14.11.18
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Auction dates
Starts:
14 Nov 2018 06:00 GMT
Ends from:
14 Nov 2018 07:28 GMT
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