Bidspirit auction | GREEK BRONZE RING WITH LION

GREEK BRONZE RING WITH LION - Ca. 500 - 400 BC. A bronze ring with an oval bezel engraved with a lion striding to the left, depicted with a detailed mane, muscular limbs, and a curling tail. The hoop is solid and thickens gradually towards the shoulders, merging into the base of the bezel. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 147. Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 2.51g 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.