HELLENISTIC SOLID HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH PORTRAIT OF ARSINOE II AS A GODDESS

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Ca. 270 - 250 BC. A solid gold ring with an elliptical bezel on a slender, carinated hoop. The bezel is engraved with Arsinoe II seated to the left in a long, draped robe, the right hand raised, holding a flower, with a sphinx at her feet. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1994.230.1. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 6.29g Provenance: Private UK collection; Previously in the collection of Elaine Lustig Cohen, USA, 1970s-2000s; Ex Manheim Galleries, USA, 1973. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a full authentication report by Igor Goro-Kovsky, including detailed manufacturing technique analysis, microscopic surface examination, and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) metal composition analysis.

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