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Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio
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LOT 0160

Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.47 grams, 24.99 mm overall, 12.25 x 15.59 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E 1/2, USA 2 1/2, Europe 3, Japan 3)).

Hollow-formed with inset ellipsoid intaglio figure of Abundantia standing with a cornucopia.

Provenance

Acquired by the current owner's family in the 1980s.
with Christie’s, New York, Ancient Jewellery, 11 December 2003, no.397.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 450, for type.

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LOT 0160

Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Intaglio

Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)

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