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LOT 0877
Late Roman Solid Gold Ring with Bird and Flower Gem
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.53 grams, 24.95 mm overall, 17.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
With tapering shoulders, cup bezel, inset green glass cabochon with intaglio bird and flower motif.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 206, for type.
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LOT 0877
Late Roman Solid Gold Ring with Bird and Flower Gem
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