A GREEK OR GREEK INSPIRED ACHAEMENID GOLD RING, the semicircular hoop with flat oval bezel cut with a draped figure of Aphrodite seeated on a stool holding a dove in her lap, a leafy branch behind, with punched dot border, circa 4th Century B.C. | Christie's

Lot 341

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A GREEK OR GREEK INSPIRED ACHAEMENID GOLD RING, the semicircular hoop with flat oval bezel cut with a draped figure of Aphrodite seeated on a stool holding a dove in her lap, a leafy branch behind, with punched dot border, circa 4th Century B.C.

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A GREEK OR GREEK INSPIRED ACHAEMENID GOLD RING, the semicircular hoop with flat oval bezel cut with a draped figure of Aphrodite seeated on a stool holding a dove in her lap, a leafy branch behind, with punched dot border, circa 4th Century B.C.
5/8in. (1.8cm.) across bezel
Finger size:L

Lot Essay

Although closely related to Greek ring forms, this less sturdy type has been recorded far further East and some are quite probably of Achaemenid manufacture

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