HELLENISTIC BRONZE RING WITH ATHENA AND DOVE Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A bronze ring with a large oval bezel engraved with a seated figure of Athena facing left, holding a dove with outstretched wings in her extended hand. The hoop is solid and D-shaped in section. For similar see: E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ordi di Caranto in età Ellenistica. Museo Nazionale Archeologico di Taranto, inv. 54451, p. 256. Size: D:16.51mm / US: 6 / UK: L 1/2; Weight: 7.18g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Private Collection, New York, 1990s.