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CIRCA MID 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK STEATITE "ISLAND GEM"
CIRCA MID 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Lentoid in form, the convex face engraved with a griffin in profile to the right; mounted as a swivel ring in a modern gold setting
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) wide; ring size 5½
CIRCA MID 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Lentoid in form, the convex face engraved with a griffin in profile to the right; mounted as a swivel ring in a modern gold setting
5/8 in. (1.6 cm.) wide; ring size 5½
Provenance
Professor R. M Dawkins; Sotheby's, London, 1 July 1957, lot 88.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1980s.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1980s.
Literature
J. Boardman, Island Gems, A Study of Greek Seals in the Geometric and Early Archaic Periods, London, 1963, no. 218, pl. VIII.
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