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LOT 0728
Roman Gemstone with Bull in Gold Ring
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (13.37 grams, 27.86 mm overall, 22.33 x 17.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
A carnelian cloison with intaglio bull beneath a sapling, set in a later gold finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with lateral cusps, volute scrolled shoulders, ellipsoid bezel with dentilled flange rim, and applied granules; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
with Gorny and Mosch, Munich, Germany, 11 July 2006, no.174.
Private collection, England.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13170-249492.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 184, for type.
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LOT 0728
Roman Gemstone with Bull in Gold Ring
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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