HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET INTAGLIO OF A RUNNING HOUND
Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A gold ring with a rounded hoop, sloping shoulders and a broad oval bezel. The bezel is set with a red garnet intaglio engraved with a running hound in profile, the forelegs stretched forward and the hind legs extended behind. Size: D:15.09mm / US: 4 / UK: H 1/2; Weight: 8.4g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A gold ring with a rounded hoop, sloping shoulders and a broad oval bezel. The bezel is set with a red garnet intaglio engraved with a running hound in profile, the forelegs stretched forward and the hind legs extended behind. Size: D:15.09mm / US: 4 / UK: H 1/2; Weight: 8.4g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
