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LOT 0382
Renaissance Gold Ring with Roman Hare Gemstone
17TH CENTURY A.D. AND EARLIER
7/8 in. (3.12 grams, 23.69 mm overall, 18.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Comprising a D-shaped hollow-form hoop with raised foliate decoration around the lozenge-shaped bezel set with a garnet, intaglio image of a running hare.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex property of a County Durham collector.
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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