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LOT 0175
Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bust of a Goddess
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (9.46 grams, 29.95 mm overall, 19.70 x 17.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Hollow-formed shank and bezel with inset cloison intaglio profile of a female bust with a diadem, inspecting a jewel hung around her neck.
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired on the German art market in 1992; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13181-249302.
Cf. for the shape of ring Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 157, for type; no.360, for a head of Minerva with similar characteristics.
FootnotesThe gem motif represents a deity, most probably Aphrodite-Venus, although we cannot exclude less important divinities, such as Flora or a nymph.
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LOT 0175
Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Bust of a Goddess
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000€23,200 - 34,800 (for guidance only)$27,000 - 40,500 (for guidance only)
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