Ca. 100 BC - 100 AD.
The overall ring stone engraved with a landscape profile figure of an elephant. The elephant is beautifully designed showing four legs, tail, ears, and long spout. cf. M. Henig, The Elephant and the Sea-Shell, Oxford Journal of Archaeology no. 3, 1984.
Size: D: 15.05mm / US: 4 1/4 / UK: I; 2g.
Provenance: Central London private collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired since the 1970s on the UK and European art markets.
Price realized | 400 GBP |
Starting price | 400 GBP |
Estimate | 800 GBP |