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Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring
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LOT 0169

Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.44 grams, 25.11 mm overall, 17.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).

Cabochon with incuse enthroned Muse with a mask and one hand extended; set into an antique gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 274, for type.

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LOT 0169

Roman Carnelian Onyx Gemstone of a Seated Muse Set into a Gold Georgian Ring

Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)

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 £250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*

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