Bidspirit auction | GREEK BRONZE RING WITH CORNUCOPIA

GREEK BRONZE RING WITH CORNUCOPIA - Ca. 300 BC. A bronze ring with a thick D-shaped hoop. The integrally cast bezel is engraved with a depiction of a cornucopia, shown as a curved horn with overflowing contents. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 154-155. Size: D:14.68mm / US: 3 1/2 / UK: G 1/2; Weight: 2.86g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s.