A GREEK AMETHYST RINGSTONE WITH ATHENA
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Price Realised USD 189,000
Estimate
USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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A GREEK AMETHYST RINGSTONE WITH ATHENA
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Price Realised USD 189,000
Price Realised USD 189,000
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Lot Essay
On this large convex oval is the goddess Athena wearing her scaly aegis and peplos, advancing forward on tiptoe, creating voluminous billowing folds behind her. She is fully armed in a crested Attic helmet, holding a spear over one shoulder and her circular shield in the other. The shield is in three-quarter view, with the head of Medusa as the blazon. The style is archaizing, in the Neo-Attic tradition, as seen on a number of related gems, of which the present example may be the finest (see nos. 460-465 in D. Plantzos, Hellenistic Engraved Gems).
Lot 19
Sale 20996
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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
A GREEK AMETHYST RINGSTONE WITH ATHENA
Estimate: USD 6,000 - 8,000
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