A ROMAN CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH A MASK OF A MAENAD...
A ROMAN CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH A MASK OF A MAENAD
ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
½ in. (1.1 cm.) wide; ring size 4 ½
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M.H. Nevil Story-Maskelyne (1823-1911), Wroughton, Wiltshire, acquired by 1872; thence by descent to his son-in-law, William Arnold-Forster (1886-1951), Cornwall.
Catalogue of the Story-Maskelyne Collection of Ancient Gems, the Property of W.E. Arnold Forster, Esq., Sotheby's, London, 4-5 July 1921, lot 140.
Landsberg, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book).
Marjorie Bronfman (1917-2012), Montreal, acquired by 1978; gifted to her daughter, Dr. Corinne Bronfman (1947-2022), Washington, D.C.; thence by descent to the current owner.
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A ROMAN CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH A MASK OF A MAENAD
ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
½ in. (1.1 cm.) wide; ring size 4 ½
Provenance
M.H. Nevil Story-Maskelyne (1823-1911), Wroughton, Wiltshire, acquired by 1872; thence by descent to his son-in-law, William Arnold-Forster (1886-1951), Cornwall.
Catalogue of the Story-Maskelyne Collection of Ancient Gems, the Property of W.E. Arnold Forster, Esq., Sotheby's, London, 4-5 July 1921, lot 140.
Landsberg, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book).
Marjorie Bronfman (1917-2012), Montreal, acquired by 1978; gifted to her daughter, Dr. Corinne Bronfman (1947-2022), Washington, D.C.; thence by descent to the current owner.