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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A GREEK BRONZE FINGER RING
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK BRONZE FINGER RING
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
With a plain hoop, oval in section, expanding at the shoulders to the oval bezel, engraved with an eagle standing upon a reclining ram, the eagle with its wings raised, its head lowered to the back of the ram's head
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
With a plain hoop, oval in section, expanding at the shoulders to the oval bezel, engraved with an eagle standing upon a reclining ram, the eagle with its wings raised, its head lowered to the back of the ram's head
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide
Provenance
European Private Collection, acquired in the late 19th-early 20th century.