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LOT 0088
Roman Apollo Gemstone in Gold Ring
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.87 grams, 25.73 mm overall, 20.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
Carnelian intaglio profile bust of Apollo with hair dressed; set into a later sturdy ring with round-section shank and bezel formed as a cell with flange to the rim and granules flanking the junction with the shank.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12221-218651.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 368, for type.
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LOT 0088
Roman Apollo Gemstone in Gold Ring
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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