LOT 1035 Roman Zeus Nikephoros Gemstone in Silver Ring
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3rd-4th century AD. A gemstone of dark-red jasper representing Zeus Nikephoros ('the winner'), Isis-Fortuna and Athena depicted with their divine attributes: Athena armed with shield and spear, the head covered by a high-crested helmet; Zeus with sceptre, eagle and patera; Isis with the victory crown offered to Zeus; the gemstone is incorporated into a later silver mount ring imitating late-antique models, with flat band becoming wider towards the shoulders decorated with ornamentation imitating openwork of leaves. See Ruseva-Slokovska L., Roman Jewellery, a collection of the National Archaeological Museum - Sofia, Sofia, 1991, cat. no.260. 7.27 grams, 22.89mm overall, 19.10mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13) (3/4"). From a private collection formed in the Netherlands; previously in a European collection formed prior to 1980. Rings with additionally soldered shields, like the lost original replaced by the modern mount, were characteristic as a type for the late antiquity, especially in the Eastern Provinces.
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