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LOT 0120
Roman Child's Gold Ring with Figural Gemstone
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (1.73 grams, 12.81 mm overall, 9.85 mm internal diameter).
Inset amethyst intaglio of a stylised human standing on a baseline with his arm extended in front; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, UK.
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