Hematite-Ruby-Diamond-Necklace

Lot 56
20.05.2026 14:00UTC +02:00
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Lot 56 | Hematite-Ruby-Diamond-Necklace
Estimate value
€ 3 800 – 4 800

Origin: Syria, Damascus.
Date: 1980.
Material: 585/- rose gold, tested.
Weight: 84 g.
Measurement: length ca. 38.0 cm, hematite pendant ca. 3.5 x 4.4 cm cm.
Diamonds: Ca. 59 foil-set diamond roses Ø ca. 2.6–6.2 mm, 2 small diamonds missing.
Gemstones: Ca. 96 rubies in square- and baguette-cut in total ca. 3.4 ct.

Description:
A necklace of gold-set silk cords with a ribbed ball clasp and two clasps set with rubies and diamonds, hanging from the centre is a hematite plaque, surrounded by diamond roses and rubies, featuring an intaglio depiction of Dionysus and Ariadne on a chariot drawn by panthers, surmounted by a theatre mask. The gem probably originates from the Near East, Ugarit, 1st millennium BC.

According to the consignor, the antique hematite gem was acquired in 1980 in the Suq al-Hamidiya, Damascus, and subsequently set by a jeweller in Damascus.


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