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LOT 0188
Roman Gold 'Good Fortune' Cameo Ring
3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (6.21 grams, 19.03 mm overall, 11.88 x 15.57 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D 1/2, USA 2, Europe 1.78, Japan 1)).
Composed of an angular hoop with sloping, fluted shoulders; raised lenticular bezel set with glass paste, raised Greek inscription 'EYTYKI', translating to 'good fortune', a wish for good luck for the bearer.
ProvenanceFrom the late Alison Barker collection, 1970-1990.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 207, for type.
FootnotesThe ring belongs to the type III, variant 2 of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. They are characterised by a flat band widening towards the trapezium-shaped oblique shoulders, cut to resemble leaves, shaped with vertical grooves and hatches at the extremities. The augural inscription 'EYTYKI' was usual in the augural rings, given for a donative or in occasion of the passage from puberty to adolescence.
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