ID 859528
Lot 122 | A ROMAN CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH A BUST OF HYGEIA
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 7 000
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C./A.D.
11/16 in. (1.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
Literature
J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018, p. 210, no. 196.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Medium: | Cameo glass, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Hellenistic period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Cameo glass, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Hellenistic period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |



