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Premier Catalog Auction - Session II

Fri, Nov 16, 2018 09:00AM EST
Lot 1268

Ancient Roman Carnelian Intaglio Ring

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

oval intaglio of Dionysus with thrysus, possibly 1st Century AD, tested at least 22kt. yellow gold, approx. size 9, 7.9 grams

Note: With receipt from Mathias Komor, New York, dated 1979: "Gold ring with carnelian intaglio showing the head of a Maenad. The gold setting is of the period and the entire ring is perfectly preserved. Greek art. Hellenistic period.”

Condition

light abrasions to carnelian, inner lining separated from shank under stone on one side, dents, wear and scrataches