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LOT 0149
Roman Gold Ring with Gryllus Gemstone
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.68 grams, 30.11 mm overall, 20.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
Hollow-formed ring with inset jasper cloison, intaglio janiform human heads in profile with bird's head above and legs below; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Acquired in 1993.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12864-241728.
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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