Jewellery was produced in abundance during Hellenistic times. Earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings were all treasured goods passed down through several generations. The materials used to craft them ranged from gold and silver to bone, crystal and glass, as this ring beautifully demonstrates. The use of glass, on its own or combined with other materials, allowed Hellenistic jewellers to create attractive visual effects playing on light, transparency and contrast.
“Go, happy ring, who art about to bind
The fair one’s finger; may the fair be kind.
Small is the present, tho’ the love be great;
May she swift slip thee on thy taper seat.”
Ovid (43 BC-AD 17/18), Amores II.XV
US Ring size: 7 3/4
UK Ring size: P
Provenance:
From the collection of Paul Adamadi bey Frashëri (1904-1987).
Hotel Drouot, Collection de son Excellence Le Bey Paul Adamidi Frasheri, 1 March 1971, lot 17.
Subsequently in the collection of Monsieur Lottmann, Paris.
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Dimensions:Height: 1.03 in (2.6 cm)Diameter: 1.78 in (4.5 cm)
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Style:Classical Greek(Of the Period)
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Materials and Techniques:Glass
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Period:15th Century and Earlier
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Date of Manufacture:Circa 3rd-2nd century BC
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Condition:Excellent
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Seller Location:London, GB
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Reference Number:Seller: 42321Seller: LU1052214309811
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