{"product_id":"greek-gold-ring-naidion-4th-3rd-c-bce-temple-facade","title":"Greek Gold Ring - 'Naidion' (ca. 4th–3rd c. BCE) EU 48.75 \/ US 4.75","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Greek gold ring named 'Naidion', its broad round bezel carrying the front of a small temple, an image of devotion. A slender hoop flattens and widens into the shoulders where it meets the thin plate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Motif:\u003cbr\u003eThe facade is worked in raised relief: two columns with ringed capitals and bases rest on a stepped platform and carry a double-lined entablature under a triangular pediment. Rows of oval pellets line the raking cornices and the entablature, five round pellets fill the pediment, and a single pellet crowns its apex. The space between the columns is left open, with no cult image, so the facade presents the god's house without naming its god.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eEra: Greek\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Gold\u003cbr\u003eRing Size: EU 48.75 \/ US 4.75\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 3.8 g\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Bright bezel with fine scratches and a few small pits; a nick at the right end of the entablature; plate slightly warped and hoop a little distorted; reddish and dark deposits on the reverse\u003cbr\u003eProvenance: UK private collection; previously on the London market, ex Parthenon Gallery, 1990s.\u003cbr\u003eUnique Identifier: R-664-G\u003cbr\u003eAuthenticity: Comes with certificate of authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition and Authenticity:\u003cbr\u003eThis original comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and our written lifetime authenticity guarantee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context:\u003cbr\u003eRings with a broad, nearly flat round bezel on a light hoop belong to Greek goldwork of the period, and such large forms could be made from thin gold sheet. A device in raised relief reads the right way round to anyone facing the wearer, where an engraved seal reads true only once pressed into wax. For the Greeks, a temple was the dwelling of a god, the building that sheltered the cult statue, and its columned front could stand for the whole sanctuary. Carried on a ring, the facade asked that god for protection wherever the wearer went.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo columns and a pediment on a disc of thin gold: a whole sanctuary brought down to the width of a finger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ancient-greek-rings\"\u003eGreek rings\u003c\/a\u003e from our collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aurora Antiqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64264823701834,"sku":"R-664-G","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/7140\/9738\/files\/naidion-angled-front-view-of-the-gold-ring-and-its-temple-motif-1.jpg?v=1794040847","url":"https:\/\/auroraantiqua.com\/products\/greek-gold-ring-naidion-4th-3rd-c-bce-temple-facade","provider":"Aurora Antiqua","version":"1.0","type":"link"}