HELLENISTIC CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF QUEEN IN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING

Ca. 200 - 1 BC. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a right-facing portrait of queen probably Artemisia, the hair arranged in close waves beneath a laurel wreath and gathered into a chignon. Set in a possibly later gold ring with an oval bezel mount punctuated with fine granules, above broad shoulders narrowing to a plain hoop. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40002506. Size: D:16.92mm / US: 6 1/2 / UK: M 1/2; Weight: 8g Provenance: Private London collection; previously with F.A., Brussels; Belgian collection formed between the early 1970s to the early 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter..

Estimate:£800

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