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LOT 0089

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH HEAD OF APOLLO
1ST CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.05 grams, 23.01 mm overall, 12.14x15.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 3)).

Hollow-formed shank with inset ellipsoid garnet cloison intaglio bust of Apollo with frond and laurel-leaf wreath to the hair.

PROVENANCE:
European art market.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12222-222339.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 202, for type.

CONDITION
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