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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN CARNELIAN RING STONE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The nearly round, flat stone engraved with a figure of Diomedes holding the Palladion in his left hand, stepping over an altar, a sword in his right hand, his mantle draped over his left arm, a column topped by a statue to his right; mounted as a ring in a European gold setting of the late 18th or early 19th century
13/16 in. (2 cm.) wide; ring size 8
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The nearly round, flat stone engraved with a figure of Diomedes holding the Palladion in his left hand, stepping over an altar, a sword in his right hand, his mantle draped over his left arm, a column topped by a statue to his right; mounted as a ring in a European gold setting of the late 18th or early 19th century
13/16 in. (2 cm.) wide; ring size 8
Provenance
Professor Gilbert Murray, Professor of Classical Studies, Oxford University.
Anonymous Sale; Christie's, New York, 5 June 1998, lot 224.
Anonymous Sale; Christie's, New York, 5 June 1998, lot 224.