A greek Hellenistic gold ring set with a glass intaglio. Female portrait.

2nd - 1st century B.C.

int diam 18 mm; 12x13 mm; 4,38 gr.

With hollowed rounded hoop, flatten within and extending in broader shoulders sloping inwards, to an oval box-setting with two bands of gold rising one above the other. Inset with a blue pale glass intaglio. Showing a head of a woman turned left. Her hair with long wavy locks tided back in a bun. Presence of globular elements for the earring, tin of the nose and chin. Missings and traces of deposits on the box-setting and the shoulders. Slight accident on the hoop. Nice conservation of the glass impression. Parrallel: Marshall, F.H., 1968, n°385-386

Provenance: London, art market.

Estimate: GBP 700 - 900