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LOT 0089
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.
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