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LOT 0168
Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Centaur
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.51 grams, 26.50 mm overall, 23.05 x 12.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
With broad openwork shoulders and applied filigree scrolls, granulations flanking the cell with inset facetted intaglio advancing centaur with a syrinx.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 209, 215, for type.
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LOT 0168
Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Centaur
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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