CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.

Details

A EUROPEAN BLOODSTONE RINGSTONE WITH THE HELMETED HEAD OF ATHENA
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) long

Provenance

Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Sale room notice

Please note that the description for this lot should read: 'A EUROPEAN BLOODSTONE RINGSTONE WITH THE HELMETED HEAD OF ATHENA, 17TH CENTURY'

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Lot Essay

The goddess is shown wearing a peaked helmet with laurel wreath and plume, ringlets of hair emerging from underneath. For a 2nd Century ring stone of Athena cf. J. Spier, Ancient Gems and Finger Rings: Catalogue of the Collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, p. 128, no. 342.

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