RARE GREEK HIGH KARAT GOLD INTAGLIO RING WITH SEATED HERAKLES AND THE TRIPODE Ca. 300 - 200 BC. A layered oval intaglio depicting Herakles seated to the left, and a tripod bearing a shallow bowl standing behind. Set in a high-karat gold ring with a circular-section hoop that thickens towards the shoulders and a plain oval bezel enclosed by a narrow raised rim, with small beaded collars at the junction. For similar see: British Museum 1814,0704.1292 (Herkles) Size: D:19.96mm / US: 10 1/4 / UK: U; Weight: 6.6g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a New York private collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.