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LOT 0776
Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Cabochon
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.95 grams, 18.42 mm overall, 15.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
With a hollow-form D-section hoop widening at the shoulders, oval bezel set with a garnet cabochon.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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