HELLENISTIC TWISTED HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH APOTROPAIC KNOT. Ca. 200 BC - AD 100 A gold ring with a hoop formed of two twisted cables flanking a plain central strand, meeting at the front in an apotropaic looped knot forming the bezel, the outer angles of the knot finished with spherical terminals. Size: D:12mm / US: 44928 / UK: A; Weight: 1.54g. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly with S.T. collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2000s. For similar see: F. H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman of the Antiquities Department, British Museum, Cat. 2767.