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LOT 0717

Roman Gold Ring with Garnet

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.56 grams, 17.01 mm overall, 13.30 x 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).

Comprising a slender hoop with discoid bezel and central cell surrounded by a beaded wire collar, inset garnet cabochon

Provenance

From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 432, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0717

Roman Gold Ring with Garnet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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