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Roman Gold Ring with Green Quartz Gemstone of a Crouching Figure Roman Gold Ring with Green Quartz Gemstone of a Crouching Figure Roman Gold Ring with Green Quartz Gemstone of a Crouching Figure
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LOT 0164

Roman Gold Ring with Green Quartz Gemstone of a Crouching Figure

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (8.29 grams, 19.88 mm overall, 14.54 x 11.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British -, USA -, Europe -, Japan -)).

With tapering shank, inset cloison with intaglio crouching figure (Faunus?).

Provenance

Acquired by the current owner's family in the 1980s.
with Christie’s, New York, Ancient Jewellery, 11 December 2003, no.463.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0164

Roman Gold Ring with Green Quartz Gemstone of a Crouching Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £780

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