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LOT 1216
Roman Gold Ring with Later Cameo
3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (3.16 grams, 23.36 mm overall, 16.25 x 12.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)).
Elipsoid hoop with expanding rounded shoulders decorated with leaf-shaped and linear motif, insert with a later white stone intaglio with a stylised head in a profile.
ProvenanceEx Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), collected between 1953-early 1990s.
with Christie's, 22 April 2013, no.25.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 214.
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LOT 1216
Roman Gold Ring with Later Cameo
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£365 (EUR 423; USD 493) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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