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LOT 0152
Roman Gold Ring with Dolphin Gemstone
1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.60 grams, 23.61 mm overall, 20.69 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
With D-section shank, ellipsoid stepped bezel, inset sardonyx intaglio dolphin.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11859-206976.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 191, for type.
Footnotes
The dolphin motif is associated with the god Neptune.
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