A Rare Greek Silver Ring with Cicada and Serpent Motif, Archaic Period, ca. 6th - 5th century BCE Vessels - Clay The figure’s posture

The figure’s posture

depicted upright

Some scattered areas of minor glaze wear consistent with age and burial

deaccessioned by Heckscher Museum of Art

invoice and COA

A Rare Greek Silver Ring with Cicada and Serpent Motif, Archaic Period, ca. 6th - 5th century BCE Vessels - Clay The figure’s postureAn exceptional silver finger ring from Archaic Greece, featuring an intricately rendered cicada in raised relief on the oval bezel. The cicada, with finely incised wing veins and a rounded thorax, is depicted frontally, its body aligned with the long axis of the bezel. The design is both anatomical and stylized, characteristic of the transitional aesthetic between Geometric and Classical Greek metalwork. The bezel is held in place by two finely