Lot Essay
In addition to the parallels sited by Miller, p. 41 and note 258, add the sapphire ring in Cologne, no. 37 in Chadour and Joppien, Schmuck II.
Details
A HELLENISTIC GOLD AND CITRINE RING
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
With a multi-tiered projecting hexagonal bezel set with a cabochon citrine, the hoop with pillaster-like moldings at the shoulders and a central lozenge in back, with pearls (one missing) set on the pins which join the hoop to the bezel, size 4 1/2
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
With a multi-tiered projecting hexagonal bezel set with a cabochon citrine, the hoop with pillaster-like moldings at the shoulders and a central lozenge in back, with pearls (one missing) set on the pins which join the hoop to the bezel, size 4 1/2
Provenance
John Huston Collection, San Francisco
Literature
Greifenhagen, "Antiker Goldschmuck," pls. 6-7, and cover.
Amyx, Echoes from Olympus no. 193.
Miller, "Two Groups of Thessalian Gold," pl. 26e.
Amyx, Echoes from Olympus no. 193.
Miller, "Two Groups of Thessalian Gold," pl. 26e.