A GREEK GLASS RING STONE
A GREEK GLASS RING STONE

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK GLASS RING STONE
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Pale green in color, the large oval with the head of a Hellenistic ruler in profile, perhaps in the guise of Helios, wearing a rayed diadem, a roll of drapery along the base of the neck from a cloak, pinned by a circular brooch at the center; mounted as a ring in a late 18th gold setting
15/16 in. (2.4 cm.) long; ring size 8

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