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Ring with a bust of Athena
Ring with a bust of Athena

Ring with a bust of Athena

Date4th - 3rd century B.C.
Maker Greek
Object number60.129
ProvenanceFormerly Guillhou Collection of Rings, sold at Sothebys, lot 138, November 9, 1937; Spink, from auction at Sothebys; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, November 9, 1960
Credit LineNorman and Amelia Davis Classical Collection
DimensionsHeight: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) Diam.: 7/8 in.
MediumGold
Photo: Paul Macapia
Italian (Genoa)
ca. 1530-50
Object number: 55.29
Roman
ca. 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.
Object number: 86.109
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Greek, Macedonia (modern Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia)
336 - 323 B.C.
Object number: 62.181
Photo: Susan Cole
Greek, Attica
ca. 530 B.C.
Object number: 82.83
Chinese
8th century
Object number: 2010.37.11
Bust of Child
Greek
ca. 2nd century B.C.
Object number: 45.10
Votive bust of a king
Egyptian
late 4th - early 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 45.21
Bust of Duke of Cumberland
English, Chelsea
ca. 1750-53
Object number: 76.217
Photo: Paul Macapia
Greek
2nd century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
Object number: 48.188