Ring with oval gem with bust of Socrates
late 1st century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueGold and chalcedony
DimensionsDiameter (max.): 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund and Gift of André Emmerich
Accession number66.305
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
Provenance1964: sold by Elie Borowski (dealer; b. 1913-d. 2003) to André Emmerich, André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., 41 East 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022; June 1, 1966: partial gift of André Emmerich and partial purchase from André Emmerich Gallery, Inc.
5th century A.D., incorporating a cameo of the 1st-2nd centuries A.D.
475–400 B.C.
480–450 B.C.
450–400 B.C.
mid 5th century B.C.
about 500 B.C.
550–331 B.C.
2nd century A.D.
Late 5th–early 4th century B.C.
500–331 B.C.