PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JAN MITCHELL
A GREEK GOLD RING, 2ND HALF OF THE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Auction Closed
December 3, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Jan Mitchell
A GREEK GOLD RING, 2ND HALF OF THE 5TH CENTURY B.C.
the bezel of oval shape engraved with a seated woman holding a wreath in her right hand, a dove perched on her left arm, Eros flying before her.
Width of bezel 1.8 cm.; diameter 2.2 cm.
Jan Mitchell (1913-2009), New York, probably acquired in the 1960s or earlier
by descent to the present owner
For a related example in The Metropolitan Museum of Art see J. Boardman and D. Scarisbrick, The Ralph Harari Collection of Finger Rings, 1977, pp. 15–16, fig. 8 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/256191).