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Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bucolic Scene Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bucolic Scene Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bucolic Scene Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bucolic Scene Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bucolic Scene Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bucolic Scene
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LOT 0125

Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bucolic Scene

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (4.20 grams, 23.66 mm overall, 19.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

Cloison with incuse scene depicting a satyr sitting on a rock beneath a curved tree on a baseline, milking a goat; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13113-249500.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 364, for type.

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LOT 0125

Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bucolic Scene

Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)

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