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LOT 1007
Roman Bronze Ring Bezel with Standing God Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.34 grams, 20 mm).
Jasper cloison in a bronze ring fragment, with intaglio standing Mercury with caduceus and marsupium. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 248, for type.
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