

A GROUP OF 3 RINGS IN GILDED BRONZE, SILVER WITH INLAYS AND GOLD WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO.
Egyptian style, modern.
Eastern Greek or Phoenician, 5th century BCE
Roman art, 1st-2nd century A.D.
Bezel. 8 x 19 mm / Int. Diam. 19 mm ; Int. Diam. 20 mm / Stone. 5 x 6 mm / Int. Diam. 18 mm
Provenance
For the silver ring: Formerly with, Franco Petrelli, 8.4.1990
Swiss private collection since the 1980's
Silver ring published in
- "GALERIE NEFER, Exhibition Catalogue, Spring 1993, p.41, n°39A
- Collonges, Suisse, 2001, p. 63, fig. 82
The New-Kingdom Style ring is made of a rounded hoop with broadering shoulders and surmounted by a cartouche with the name of Menmaatre-"Eternal is the 'justice' of Ra"-(mn-Maat-ra)} (Seti I).
The large silver ring is decorated with a multicoloured rosette, consisting of a tiny central silver cabochon and of seven petals inlaid with turquoise, lapis lazuli, red jasper, and outlined in silver cloisonné. The hoop is composed of a flat ribbon with four cables in relief. Presence of deposit. Beautiful state of conservation.
The roman gold ring is set with a carnelian intaglio depicting an hare.
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Starting price:
CHF 1'000
CHF
B.P.: 25.00%
Closing on: 2025-06-11 13:00:00 Roma time