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LOT 0838
Roman Eagle Gemstone in Silver Ring
2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (4.45 grams, 25.52 mm overall, 19.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
Domed intaglio of an eagle in flight over a baseline; later silver ring.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 269, for type.
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