Bidspirit Auktion | HELLENISTIC INTAGLIO OF BEARDED MALE

HELLENISTIC INTAGLIO OF BEARDED MALE PORTRAIT IN GOLD RING - Ca. 400 BC.A carnelian stone intaglio finely engraved with a left-facing portrait of a mature male. His countenance with wide-open eyes, prominent nose, wrinkled forehead, abundant beard and nonchalantly arranged hair. This intaglio is set in a gold ring of a later period. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 10g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a Mayfair private collection of Mr. P. S., formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s.