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LOT 0150
Roman Gold Ring with Bird Gemstone
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.30 grams, 22.60 mm overall, 15.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
With hollow-formed bezel set with a carnelian cloison, intaglio bird motif.
Provenance
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 204, for type.
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LOT 0150
Roman Gold Ring with Bird Gemstone
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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