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LOT 0127
Roman Gold Ring with Glass Boar Intaglio
1ST CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (1.93 grams, 22.40 mm overall, 15.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Hollow-formed and widening at the shoulders to a high elliptical bezel set with a black and white banded glass intaglio depicting a running boar in profile on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Ex private collection, Contessa L.G., since the 1980s.
Private collection, acquired in 1997.
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LOT 0127
Roman Gold Ring with Glass Boar Intaglio
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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