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LOT 0841
Roman Gold Cell with Jasper Cabochon
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.63 grams, 34 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan cell with flange rim and a pair of loops at each end for connection to a chain; inset jasper cloison.
Provenance
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980-1990, thence by descent.
Private collection, since 1993.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 96, for type.
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LOT 0841
Roman Gold Cell with Jasper Cabochon
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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