MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE, PART II: ANCIENT ENGRAVED GEMS FORMERLY IN THE G. SANGIORGI COLLECTION
A GRECO-PERSIAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN TABLOID FINGER RING WITH A BULLCIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Price Realised USD 10,000
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USD 10,000 - USD 15,000
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A GRECO-PERSIAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN TABLOID FINGER RING WITH A BULL
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Price Realised USD 10,000
Price Realised USD 10,000
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Lot Essay
The cast hoop is of penannular form, tapering to duck-head terminals, their heads turned back. At the back of each head extends a pin inserted into the carnelian tabloid. One face is engraved with a plunging bull on a thin groundline, its head lowered and right foreleg bent acutely. The reverse is engraved with a single Greek letter, Λ. For the subject compare the chalcedony scaraboid in Cambridge, pl. 898 in J. Boardman, Greek Gems and Finger Rings.
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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
A GRECO-PERSIAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN TABLOID FINGER RING WITH A BULL
Estimate: USD 10,000 - 15,000
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