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LOT 0170
Roman Gold Ring with Intaglio of Cupid
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.00 grams, 24.50 mm overall, 19.95 x 17.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
Hollow-formed hoop with inset glass cloison, intaglio winged figure with a staff.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 353, for type.
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