A GREEK GOLD AND GLASS RING BEZEL
circa 4th century b.c.
Cast from colorless glass with a yellowish tinge, the oval bezel from an all-glass ring, the hoop missing, enclosing a gold cut-out sheet with a kalathiskos-dancer moving to the right, her arms upraised, the hem of her chitoniskos flaring to the sides, her head tilted back, wearing a kalathos crown
in. (1.9 cm) long
Lot Essay
The huge basket crown (kalathos) was a feature of a dance in honor of Apollo Karneios.
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Ancient Glass formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection