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LOT 1950
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Square Carnelian Bezel
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.34 grams, 23.69 mm overall, 16.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
With frond detailing to the shoulders, square bezel with hatched ornament, inset carnelian gemstone.
ProvenanceEx private collection, acquired in the 1980s.
with Christie's, New York, 'Ancient Jewellery', 11 December 2003, no.455.
Private European collection.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's pages.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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