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LOT 0740
Roman Gold Ring with Fortuna Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.17 grams, 23.57 mm overall, 18.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Slender hoop with notches to the shoulders, pairs of granules at the junction with the rectangular cell with inset carnelian intaglio Fortuna with a cornucopia; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 222, for type.
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