ID 1037623
Lot 174 | A ROMAN NICOLO RINGSTONE WITH A SPHINX
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
IMPERIAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (2.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Auktion XXVI, Frank Sternberg AG, Zurich, 16 November 1992, lot 566.
with Dr. Elie Borowski (1913-2003), Toronto and Jerusalem; thence by descent.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.
Literature
J.G. Westenholz, ed., Dragons, Monsters and Fabulous Beasts, Jerusalem, 2004, p. 142, no. 105.
G.M. Bernheimer, Ancient Gems from the Borowski Collection, Ruhpolding, 2007, p. 90, no. R-10.
Exhibited
Jerusalem, Bible Lands Museum, Dragons, Monsters and Fabulous Beasts, 2004.
| Medium: | Cameo glass, Semi-precious stones |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Cameo glass, Semi-precious stones |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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