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LOT 0630
Roman Eagle Jasper Gemstone in Silver Ring
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.59 grams, 26.94 mm overall, 20.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Ellipsoid intaglio of an altar and eagle with its wings spread; in a later silver ring.
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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