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LOT 0674
Roman Gold Ring with Fish Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.38 grams, 24.55 mm overall, 23.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British W, USA 11, Europe 25, Japan 24)).
A slender gold finger ring with loops and granule to each shoulder, beaded wire rim to the cell, inset agate cloison with intaglio fish.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 222, for type.
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