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LOT 0104

Roman Gold Ring with Gryllos Gemstone

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (4.74 grams, 22.51 mm overall, 18.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).

Two-band beaded hoop with ellipsoid bezel, beaded wire collar, inset replicant carnelian cloison with profile male bust with hen's legs and tail and a horse-head above.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 368, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0104

Roman Gold Ring with Gryllos Gemstone

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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