CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.

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A EUROPEAN BLOODSTONE RINGSTONE WITH THE HELMETED HEAD OF ATHENA
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) long

来源

Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.

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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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Please note that the description for this lot should read: 'A EUROPEAN BLOODSTONE RINGSTONE WITH THE HELMETED HEAD OF ATHENA, 17TH CENTURY'

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拍品专文

The goddess is shown wearing a peaked helmet with laurel wreath and plume, ringlets of hair emerging from underneath. For a 2nd Century ring stone of Athena cf. J. Spier, Ancient Gems and Finger Rings: Catalogue of the Collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 1992, p. 128, no. 342.

CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.

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