Lot Essay
For a related siren on a carnelian pendant in Athens see pl. 615 in Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings.
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CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK GOLD FINGER RING
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Solid-cast with a plain hoop, rounded on the exterior and bevelled on the interior, expanding at the shoulders to the large round bezel, engraved with a siren standing on a short groundline, playing the aulos, her wings upraised
.15/16 in. (2.3 cm.) wide, ring size 7
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Solid-cast with a plain hoop, rounded on the exterior and bevelled on the interior, expanding at the shoulders to the large round bezel, engraved with a siren standing on a short groundline, playing the aulos, her wings upraised
.15/16 in. (2.3 cm.) wide, ring size 7
Provenance
with Michel Albert Manoukian, Paris, 1975.
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