264, Lot: 618. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Bronze ring fragment with portrait of Berenike I or II. Greek, Ptolemaic period. Shield with draped bust left, hair fashioned in the style of Berenike I or II.
Overall length: 2.1cm. See J. Spier,
Ancient gems and finger rings: catalogue of the Collections, the J. Paul Getty Museum (Malibu, 1992), no. 89 for similar. Band broken and shield chipped. Overall light roughness.