ID 773284
Lot 37 | A GREEK CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH NIKE
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
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.
| Medium: | Cameo glass, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Archaic Period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Cameo glass, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Archaic Period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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