Bidspirit auction | ETRUSCAN BRONZE RING WITH SILENUS

ETRUSCAN BRONZE RING WITH SILENUS - Ca. 500 - 300 BC.A slender bronze ring featuring a flat-section hoop, with shoulders that gradually widen to form a large oval-shaped bezel. The bezel is intricately engraved with a left-profile portrait of Silenus, the companion of the wine god Dionysus. The detailed portrayal captures Silenus’s distinctive features, including his beard and exaggerated expressions, embodying the merriment associated with wine and festivity.Size: D: 17.12mm; US: 6 3/4; UK: N; weight 6gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.