Asta 004 ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES
Da Apollo Art Auctions
11.6.24
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LOTTO 30:

HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING MARSYAS


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£ 3 000
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£4 500 - £9 000
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11.6.24 in Apollo Art Auctions
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HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING MARSYAS
Ca. 200 - 100 BC.A Hellenistic 22 ct gold ring with a carnelian intaglio depicting Marsyas playing an aulos. The figure is realised in natural manner with extremely fine details of the body. The ring boasts a wide flat sectioned hoop and expanding shoulders with a trumpet-shaped bezel. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 17695 MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE: ANCIENT ENGRAVED GEMS FORMERLY IN THE G. SANGIORGI COLLECTION, Lot. 21. This piece has undergone X-ray fluorescence analysis to confirm the metallurgical content suggesting its ancient origin and lack of modern trace elements. This piece comes with an authentication report by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 13gProvenance: Private Central London collection; ex. UK art market 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.