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LOT 0884
Roman Bronze Ring with Portrait Gemstone of Venus
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.22 grams, 22.85 mm overall, 17.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
Hoop with broad shoulders and inset carnelian wheel cut intaglio with portrait bust of Venus.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, private collection since the early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 194, for type.
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