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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Hellenistic, A large Hellenistic gold and banded agate ring, circa 2nd - 1st century BC
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Hellenistic, A large Hellenistic gold and banded agate ring, circa 2nd - 1st century BC

Hellenistic

A large Hellenistic gold and banded agate ring, circa 2nd - 1st century BC
Banded agate and gold
Width of ring stone: 2 cm; ring size UK: M (approximate); weight: 14.5 g
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The wide, oval ringstone in black, grey, and white banded agate, set in a large gold ring, with a long flat bezel and tapering tubular shank around the sides and...
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The wide, oval ringstone in black, grey, and white banded agate, set in a large gold ring, with a long flat bezel and tapering tubular shank around the sides and back.
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Provenance

Mr. A.T. Collection, Europe, acquired in the 1980s 
With Antiquarium Ltd, New York, acquired in 1994

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This impressively scaled hollow gold ring is set with a large flat agate stone with fine banding in shades of dark grey through to white. Banded agate was particularly popular in the Hellenistic period and used to ornament various types of jewellery, including necklaces and earrings.
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