Lotto 57 | A RARE LATE CLASSICAL GREEK GOLD RING WITH THE ENGRAVED BEZEL. ATHENA SEATED IN FRONT OF A THYMATERION.

Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma

A RARE LATE CLASSICAL GREEK GOLD RING WITH THE ENGRAVED BEZEL. ATHENA SEATED IN FRONT OF A THYMATERION.

A RARE LATE CLASSICAL GREEK GOLD RING WITH THE ENGRAVED BEZEL. ATHENA SEATED IN FRONT OF A THYMATERION.

4th century B.C.

Bezel diam. 20 mm; int. Size 15x17,5 mm; 7,24 gr

Hoop flat within, rounded without; large rounded bezel with engraved design; the helmeted goddess is seated on a chair facing left. She wears a long chiton and himation, her right hand near a face, meanwhile her left arm is strechted toward a thymiaterion with incense burning. Wear marks.

For similar iconography and typology see: J. Boardman,D. Scarisbrick, the Ralph Harari collection of Finger Ringers, n° 11

Provenance: From a private collection, France, acquired on the art market in the early 2000s