A GREEK CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH NIKE

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09.06.2022 10:00UTC -04:00
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ID 773284
Lot 37 | A GREEK CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH NIKE
A GREEK CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH NIKE
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Size: 5⁄8 in. (1.5 cm.) long




Provenance

Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by descent.
Masterpieces in Miniature: Ancient Engraved Gems Formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection, Christie's, New York, 29 April 2019, lot 4, where acquired by the present owner.



Literature

J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018, p. 24, no. 17.
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