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Lot Essay
The style of the goldwork on the ring presented here is quite similar to two all-gold rings in the British Museum, one said to be from Taranto, and one found near Avola, Sicily, nos. 136 and 143 in D. Williams and J. Ogden, Greek Gold, Jewellery of the Classical World. For a third example in the British Museum see no. 908 in F.H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum.
The head of Herakles of Lysippan type, as seen here, was introduced on engraved gems during the early Hellenistic period and continued to be popular well into the 3rd century A.D. For a 2nd century A.D. example see no. 95 in C. Wagner and J. Boardman, A Collection of Classical and Eastern Intaglios, Rings and Cameos.
The head of Herakles of Lysippan type, as seen here, was introduced on engraved gems during the early Hellenistic period and continued to be popular well into the 3rd century A.D. For a 2nd century A.D. example see no. 95 in C. Wagner and J. Boardman, A Collection of Classical and Eastern Intaglios, Rings and Cameos.