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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.

Provenance

English private collection.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 222, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0674

Roman Gold Ring with Fish Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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