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LOT 0153
Roman Gold Ring with Jupiter Gemstone
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.99 grams, 33.21 mm overall, 22.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)).
Large hollow-formed hoop with inset intaglio of Jupiter in bone, standing robed carrying a staff, dog at this side.
ProvenanceAcquired on the French art market in the 1990s.
Rogers collection, Suffolk, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11860-207248.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 170, 171, for type.
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LOT 0153
Roman Gold Ring with Jupiter Gemstone
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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