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LOT 0606

Roman Gemstone in Gold Ring

2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER

1 in. (3.13 grams, 25.68 mm overall, 18.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).

A sardonyx intaglio of a bird pecking at a worm, set into a Georgian gold finger ring with openwork tendril detailing to the hoop, cupped bezel with rosette to the underside.

Provenance

UK private collection.
with Bertolami Fine Art, London, 22 April 2022, lot 79.
English private collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0606

Roman Gemstone in Gold Ring

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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