About the lot N° 183
Title : A Broad D-Section Gold Hoop Extending To A Large Elliptical Plaque With Flared Edge, Rectangular Stepped Plaque With Inset Stone Panel, Intaglio Design Of Winged Nike (Victory) In Her Chariot Bending Forward To Goad Her Four Draught Horses., Period : 3rd-2nd century BC
Size : 56 grams, 52mm overall, 21.81 x 15.07mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.34, Japan 7) (2)Provenance : From an old European collection, acquired before 1980. Supplied with a positive X-Ray Fluorescence metal analysis certificate.Literature : See Marshall, F.H. Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907, item 42, Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, type 27. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate.Notes : The motif of Nike in her four-horse chariot appears on Greek finger rings from at least the 5th century BC. The style of this ring is very similar to one that is now in the Getty Museum, Malibu, and which came from Alexandria. It is believed that the ring, which forms part of a collection of gold jewellery, belonged to a member of the royal court, possibly Queen Arsinoe, so in all likelihood this ring also belonged to a very wealthy and influential individual. The image of a quadriga in the Classical Greek and Hellenistic periods is mostly associated with the gods who were believed to drive their chariots across the heavens and being pulled by various animals that were sacred to them.Condition report : Very fine condition, usage wear. A large wearable size.TimeLine Auctions, auctioneer, London, UK
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Sale title : Timeline Auctions - Antiquities, Day 1
Sale date : 30 Aug 2016
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