ID 1334745
Lot 39 | A ROMAN SAPPHIRE RINGSTONE WITH ODYSSEUS
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D.; SET IN A 19TH CENTURY RING
½ in. (1.3 cm.) long
Provenance
with K.J. Hewett (1919-1994), London.
with Michael Ward, New York, acquired from the above, 1982.
Swiss private collection, acquired from the above.
U.S. private collection.
with Ward & Company, New York, acquired from the above, 2011.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.
Literature
J. Spier, "Roman Jewellery" in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 158, fig. 15.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA674).
| Medium: | Cameo glass |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Cameo glass |
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| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
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