Bidspirit auction | RARE GRAECO-PHOENICIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD

RARE GRAECO-PHOENICIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH MELQART - Ca. 500 - 300 BC A gold finger ring with a narrow flat-section hoop expanding to broad shoulders forming a large circular bezel showing in relief the facing head of Melqart with long beard, framed by a border of punched pellets. Size: D:14.48mm / US: 3 1/4 / UK: G; Weight: 4g. Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired in Brussels, Belgium; initially from a Swiss private collection (1901?1981). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. For similar see: J. Bagot, El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 173 - 175.