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LOT 0193
Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Two Erotes Flanking a Column in a Nineteenth-Century Gold Ring
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
3/4 in. (1.97 grams, 18.17 mm overall, 15.29 x 14.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Oval intaglio engraved with two winged Erotes on either side of a central column or pedestal surmounted by a small standing statuette; one on the left seated on a large vessel, while the figure on the right bending and reaching towards the central column; set in a later gold ring with a plain oval bezel and slender hoop.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
UK, private collection.
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LOT 0193
Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Two Erotes Flanking a Column in a Nineteenth-Century Gold Ring
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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