Bidspirit auction | LARGE HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD

LARGE HELLENISTIC HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF OMPHALE - Ca. 200 - 1 BC. A large gold ring with a broad, tapering hoop expanding to an oval bezel plate, the mount formed with stepped collars and an outer beaded border. Set with an oval carnelian intaglio engraved with Omphale standing in contrapposto, holding the club of Herakles, with the skin of the Nemean lion suspended from the arm, on a groundline. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40004511. Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 44g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; originally in the collection of F V Driel, Maastricht, 1990?s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.