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LOT 0190
Roman Chrome Chalcedony Intaglios in Double Bezel Gold Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.59 grams, 23.27 mm overall, 19.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
One intaglio carved with the image of an elderly man seated before a column, the other with the figure of the sun god Sol; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13131-248400.
Chrome chalcedony was widely used in jewellery and seals throughout the Roman Empire; it disappeared from use in the ancient world in the 2nd century when the known deposits were mined out.
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LOT 0190
Roman Chrome Chalcedony Intaglios in Double Bezel Gold Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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'The Ceres Collection' Italic Agate Gemstone of a Boar in Silver Ring
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Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
