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LOT 0723
Roman Gold Ring with Bird Gemstone
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (2.00 grams. 14.97 mm overall, 13.23 mm internal diameter).
A slender gold finger ring with inset green glass intaglio of a perching bird.
ProvenanceAcquired at Auction.
English private collection.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 193, for type.
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LOT 0723
Roman Gold Ring with Bird Gemstone
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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