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LOT 0110
Roman Gold Ring with Insect Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.27 grams, 23.40 mm overall, 18.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
With broad rounded shoulders, inset banded agate gemstone with intaglio ant motif.
ProvenanceFormerly in North American collection, 1990s.
From the collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 194, for type.
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