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ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
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A FINE GREEK PTOLEMAIC GARNET INTAGLIO SET IN A LATER GOLD RING. BUST OF ISIS.
A FINE GREEK PTOLEMAIC GARNET INTAGLIO SET IN A LATER GOLD RING. BUST OF ISIS.
Stone 3rd - 2nd century B.C. Ring 3rd century A.D.
Stone 7x9,5 mm; int. diam. 18 mm; 9,13 gr
With a flatten hoop within and rounded without, the shoulders project strongly in angular shaped, decreasing upwards onto an oval box-setting with gold globules on the frame and containing a ptolemaic garnet intaglio; head of Isis facing left characterized by calamistrate hair adorned with a band. The face features are young, with a large almond eye, straight nose and small semi-opened mouth. Wear marks. Beautiful conservation.
D. Plantzos, Hellenistic Engraved Gems, pl. 11 n. 64,65, 66. M-L Vollenweider, Camees et intailles, Les portraits grecs du Cabinet des Medailles, Tome I, p. 55 n. 91-92.
Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s