Hellenistic glass finger ring
Circa 2nd-3rd century BC
Diameter: 4.55 cm
UK Ring size Q½ - R½ (US 8.5 - 9)
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.
This beautifully preserved ring was cast from light green transparent glass. Its large size and shape are typical of Hellenistic finger rings, and its now empty oval bezel would originally have been decorated.
£9,000
