Lot 168
168
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A HELLENISTIC AMETHYST INTAGLIO, of oval shape, with three sirens one behind the other and in profile to the right, the front siren with leg raised to hold a lyre, in modern gold ring setting, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.

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A HELLENISTIC AMETHYST INTAGLIO, of oval shape, with three sirens one behind the other and in profile to the right, the front siren with leg raised to hold a lyre, in modern gold ring setting, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
1.9cm. across
Provenance
Vernon collection
Earl of Southesk collection
Harari collection

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
J. Boardman and D. Scarisbrick, The Ralph Harari Collection of Finger Rings, London, 1977, no. 48, p. 32, pl. 48

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