Lot Essay
For Nike writing on a shield see the later carnelian ringstone no. 2201 in Brandt, et al., Antike Gemmen in Deutchen Sammlungen, Band I, Staatliche Münzsammlungen München, Teil 3.
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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK CARNELIAN RINGSTONE
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The convex oval stone engraved with Nike, depicted nude but for a mantle wrapped around her legs, her hair bound by a fillet and tied in a chignon at the nape of her neck, her long wings with the feathering finely detailed, writing on a shield which she balances on her raised right knee, on a short groundline
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The convex oval stone engraved with Nike, depicted nude but for a mantle wrapped around her legs, her hair bound by a fillet and tied in a chignon at the nape of her neck, her long wings with the feathering finely detailed, writing on a shield which she balances on her raised right knee, on a short groundline
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Private Collection, Belgium, early 1980s.
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