HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A LOCUST

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Ca. 300 - 200 BC. A gold ring with a broad, tapering hoop supporting an oval bezel plate with a raised oval collet set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a locust shown in profile upon a sprig of wheat. For similar see: J. Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings: Early Bronze Age to Late Classical, n. 502 p. 289. Size: D:14.68mm / US: 3 1/2 / UK: G 1/2; Weight: 10g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; originally in the collection of F V Driel, Maastricht, 1990?s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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