LARGE HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH ONYX INTAGLIO PORTRAIT
Ca. 300 BC.
A beautiful gold ring with a hollow circular band and an oval black gemstone with an intaglio depicting a left-facing portrait of a female. She is displayed with an elegantly styled coiffure, aquiline nose, and overall calm expression. Excellent condition.
Size: D: 18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; 14 grams
Provenance: Property of a London collector; formerly acquired in Japan in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 3000 - 5000