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LOT 0865
Roman Amethyst Gemstone of Medusa in Gold Ring
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.70 grams, 20.93 mm overall, 17.52 x 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Cloison with incuse gorgoneion in three-quarter view; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private collection, England.
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