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LOT 0141

Roman Gold Ring with Gemstone

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.07 grams, 19.64 mm overall, 15.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).

A slender gold finger ring with ellipsoid cell and inset cabochon amethyst.

Provenance

UK private collection, since 1956.
Formed in the 1950s by by Mr and Mrs S. Broukal, thence by decent.
with Bonham's, London, New Bond Street, 30 November 2016, lot 155 [Part].
English private collection.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 191.

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LOT 0141

Roman Gold Ring with Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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