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LOT 0207

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GBP (£) 3,500 - 4,500
EUR (€) 4,050 - 5,200
USD ($) 4,440 - 5,710

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£1,750 (EUR 2,023; USD 2,222) (+bp*)

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SARDONYX GEMSTONE
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.76 grams, 24.93 mm overall, 21.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).

Facetted hoop and disc bezel with inset sardonyx depicting three facing goddesses holding attributes.

PROVENANCE:
From a collection of a London lady, acquired annually during 1990s-2000s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11962-210875.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 191, for type.

CONDITION