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LOT 0155
Roman Gold Ring with Burnt Agate Cameo of Eros, the Greek God of Love Riding a Hippocampus
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.59 grams, 20.92 mm overall, 16.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
D-section hoop with ellipsoid cell, inset cameo with Eros on a hippocamp.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 316, for type.
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LOT 0155
Roman Gold Ring with Burnt Agate Cameo of Eros, the Greek God of Love Riding a Hippocampus
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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