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

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK GOLD AND GARNET FINGER RING
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
The hollow hoop flat on the interior, rounded on the exterior, extending to the high conical bezel, set with a convex oval stone engraved with Isis-Tyche standing on a short groundline, a crown atop her head, pulling her chiton with her right hand, her drapery wrapped tightly around her right leg, a filleted cornucopia behind her
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high; ring size 8
Provenance
American Private Collection, 1980s.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 2004 (To Dress in Gold, no. 85).

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