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LOT 0119
Roman Gold Child's Ring with Garnet Ewer Gemstone
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.87 grams, 9.77 mm overall, 7.20 mm internal diameter).
Solid ring inset with an intaglio of an ewer with socle foot and handle; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, UK.
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LOT 0119
Roman Gold Child's Ring with Garnet Ewer Gemstone
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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A similar jar in the British Museum was found in Warwick Square, London, inside a lead canister, and was originally filled with bone ashes. The Romans often reused glass jars, originally made for storing liquids and foodstuffs, as cremation vessels, but this kind of jar seems too fragile and was therefore probably purpose-made. The lead canister, which was found with the jar from London, protected the glass and bones. Georgio Sangiorgi is one of the most famous names associated with the field of ancient glass collecting. Working from the Galleria Sangiorgi in the Palazzo Borghese, Sangiorgi acquired the most magnificent collection of ancient glass, seeking only the finest examples.
