Lot 144: Ancient Rings, and Carnelian

Lot 144: Ancient Rings, and Carnelian

Silver, gold, engraved as signet rings, Roman and earlier, and an intaglio (Greek) oval carnelian depicting “Leda and the Swan”, (1.5 x 1.8 cm), possibly Hellenistic period, 300-100 BC, purchased in Athens, Greece, 1958; Bronze Greek/Coptic finger ring (324-640 AD), flat bezel with design of four circles, each with a central dot, purchased in Athens, Greece, 1950; (L.C. & P. Wyman collection). 

Estimate: $400-600

Description

Silver, gold, engraved as signet rings, Roman and earlier, and an intaglio (Greek) oval carnelian depicting “Leda and the Swan”, (1.5 x 1.8 cm), possibly Hellenistic period, 300-100 BC, purchased in Athens, Greece, 1958; Bronze Greek/Coptic finger ring (324-640 AD), flat bezel with design of four circles, each with a central dot, purchased in Athens, Greece, 1950; (L.C. & P. Wyman collection). 

Estimate: $400-600