Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical

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Lot 154

A Roman Red Jasper Ring Stone with the Demigod Hercules and the Apples of the Hesperides — Set in a gold ring

Lot 154

A Roman Red Jasper Ring Stone with the Demigod Hercules and the Apples of the Hesperides

Set in a gold ring

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Estimate$800 – $1,200

Status

Closed

A Roman Red Jasper Ring Stone with the Demigod Hercules and the Apples of the Hesperides

Set in a gold ring

Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.

Ring size 8; Length 1 inch (2.54 cm); 22 karat gold; 5.06 dwt.

Provenance:

Art Market, Europe, 2000s.

Palmyra Heritage Gallery, New York, Ancient Egyptian, Classical, Pre-Columbian, 20 July 2023, Lot 100.

Height with stand 2 5/8 inches (6.67 cm).

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Jacob Coley

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

A Roman Red Jasper Ring Stone with the Demigod Hercules and the Apples of the Hesperides

Set in a gold ring

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