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LOT 256469
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.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 209, 215, for type.
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LOT 256469
Roman Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone with Centaur
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£600 (EUR 696; USD 810) +BP*
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