Bidspirit auction | MASSIVE HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH

MASSIVE HELLENISTIC GOLD RING WITH AMETHYST CABOCHON - Ca. 200 - 100 BC. A massive gold ring with a broad, convex bezel set with a large oval amethyst cabochon in a plain collet. The bezel is smoothly integrated into the thick, tapering hoop, which flares towards the shoulders and narrows slightly at the back.For similar see: E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ori di Taranto in età Hellenistica, 1984, Cat. 226-227Size: D:20.57mm / US: 11 / UK: V 1/2; Weight: 11.58gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.