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LOT 0757
Gold Ring with Amethyst Warrior Gemstone
ROMAN, 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (6.58 grams, 24.57 mm overall, 20.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Ribbed hoop with ellipsoid bezel, inset amethyst cloison with intaglio figure of a hoplite with crested helmet, spear and cape.
Provenance
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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