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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GREEK GOLD FINGER RING
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK GOLD FINGER RING
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Stirrup-shaped with a plain hoop and thin leaf-shaped bezel, "sized" in antiquity by the addition of a thin sheet which wraps around the hoop, the bezel engraved with an athlete seated on a wide ladder (?), his right hand raised to his chin, his left hand holding a laurel branch, a wreath in his hair
7/8 in. (2.2 cm) wide
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Stirrup-shaped with a plain hoop and thin leaf-shaped bezel, "sized" in antiquity by the addition of a thin sheet which wraps around the hoop, the bezel engraved with an athlete seated on a wide ladder (?), his right hand raised to his chin, his left hand holding a laurel branch, a wreath in his hair
7/8 in. (2.2 cm) wide