Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical

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Lot 109

Two Roman Agate Ring Stones with the Demigod Achilles Before the Ashes of Patroclus and the God Eros — Set in a gold swivel ring

Lot 109

Two Roman Agate Ring Stones with the Demigod Achilles Before the Ashes of Patroclus and the God Eros

Set in a gold swivel ring

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

Estimate$1,200 – $1,800

Status

Closed

Two Roman Agate Ring Stones with the Demigod Achilles Before the Ashes of Patroclus and the God Eros

Set in a gold swivel ring

Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.

Ring size 8; Length 7/8 inch (2.22 cm); 14 karat gold; 3.48 dwt.

Property from a New Jersey Private Collection

Provenance:

Matthew Holder, London, 2000s.

Acquired by the current owner from the above.

Height with stand 3 inches (7.62 cm).

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Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Antiquities and Ancient Art

Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical

Two Roman Agate Ring Stones with the Demigod Achilles Before the Ashes of Patroclus and the God Eros

Set in a gold swivel ring

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