Lot 26
Lot 26
AN ITALIC CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH PROMETHEUS

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.

    Price Realised USD 40,320
    Estimate
    USD 10,000 - USD 15,000
    Closed: 14 Apr 2022
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    AN ITALIC CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH PROMETHEUS

    CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.

    Price Realised USD 40,320
    Closed: 14 Apr 2022
    Price Realised USD 40,320
    Closed: 14 Apr 2022
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    5⁄8 in. (1.5 cm.) long
    Provenance
    Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
    Literature
    J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018, p. 110, no. 99.
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