A GREEK GARNET RINGSTONE WITH PROFILE HEAD OF A PTOLEMAIC KING

Lot 89
07.12.2022 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 13 860
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Lot 89 | A GREEK GARNET RINGSTONE WITH PROFILE HEAD OF A PTOLEMAIC KING
Valeur estimée
£ 15 000 – 20 000
A GREEK GARNET RINGSTONE WITH PROFILE HEAD OF A PTOLEMAIC KING

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.

5/8 in. (1.6 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. 123, no. 110.



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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.
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