A GREEK GOLD AND GARNET FINGER RING
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A GREEK GOLD AND GARNET FINGER RING

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK GOLD AND GARNET FINGER RING
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The hollow hoop flat on the interior, carinated on the exterior, expanding slightly at the shoulders, the bezel framed by a filigree volutes and ten pyramidal clusters of granules, a filigree leaf on each shoulder, set with an oval cabochon garnet in a dog-tooth setting; together with a Roman gold ring, circa 2nd century A.D., with a flat hoop, the circular bezel engraved with a curvilinear pattern
13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) wide; ring size 4 (2)
Provenance
Gold and garnet ring: with Ariadne Galleries, New York, 1984.
Gold ring: with Robin Symes Ltd., London, 1987.

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