LARGE GREEK BRONZE RING WITH PROFILE OF NOBLEWOMAN. Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A bronze ring with a large oval bezel engraved with the left-facing profile of a noblewoman, the hair drawn back in smooth waves to a low knot. The portrait shows a high forehead, a straight nose and small pursed lips above a rounded chin, with an almond-shaped eye set deep beneath a sharply incised upper lid and a short linear brow. The bezel is supported by a broad, flat-sided hoop that expands beneath the disc and contracts towards the back. For similar see: J. Bagot, El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 111. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 18g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an American collection formed in the 1980s; This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.