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LOT 0939
Roman Gold Ring with Cabochon
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.26 grams, 21.59 mm overall, 16.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Hollow-formed with inset glass cabochon.
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1960s-early 1990s.
From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 190, for type.
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