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LOT 0599
Roman Chalcedony Ring
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (3.95 grams, 25.55 mm overall, 13.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E 1/2, USA 2 1/2, Europe 3, Japan 3)).
Ellipsoid-shaped with carinated hoop on both inner and outer side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
with H.A.C.A.G., Basel, prior 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Marin, E., Longae Salonae, Split, 1994, no.1, p.149, volume II, for a similar ring.
Footnotes
This ring, with a flat ellipsoid-shaped bezel, is related to type 2i of Roman rings from Gallia, which were usually considered as grave goods. Similar rings have often been found in Illyricum, Salonae, Zadar, Nin or Asseria.
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