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LOT 0096
Roman Gold Ring with Emerald Gemstone
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.04 grams, 24.52 mm overall, 17.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Comprising a rectangular-section hoop and steep scooped shoulders rising to a rectangular bezel, inset emerald cabochon.
Provenance
Acquired from Bertolami Fine Arts Ltd, Addlestone, UK, auction 66, no.500.
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a copy of the original Bertolami invoice.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 345, for type.
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