GREEK BRONZE RING WITH SPHINX Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A bronze ring with a broad oval bezel engraved with a sphinx in profile, walking to the right with outstretched wings, a curled tail, and a stylised mane. The solid hoop is flat in section and widens at the shoulders. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 176. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 9.29g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.