Lot Essay
An attached ink inscribed label reads "Cyprus, 300 B.C.".
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CIRCA LATE 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK GOLD RING
CIRCA LATE 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
The thick hoop tapered towards the shoulders, with plain leaf-shaped bezel, and a conjoined similar child's ring with flattened penannular hoop
¾ in. (1.9 cm.) across inner hoop
CIRCA LATE 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
The thick hoop tapered towards the shoulders, with plain leaf-shaped bezel, and a conjoined similar child's ring with flattened penannular hoop
¾ in. (1.9 cm.) across inner hoop
Provenance
From the Estate of A. B. Triggs (1868-1936), an art, book and manuscript collector whose Greek and Roman coin collection was presented by his widow to the Nicholson Museum, University of Sydney, Australia.
Sold Spink & Son, Sydney, Australia, November 1981, lot 1556.
Sold Spink & Son, Sydney, Australia, November 1981, lot 1556.
Special notice
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This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage