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LOT 0993
Roman Gold Ring with Later Profile Bust Gemstone
1ST CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
7/8 in. (2.29 grams, 22.65 mm overall, 16.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/2, Europe 16, Japan 11).).
Hollow-formed with inset later carnelian cloison, intaglio profile bust of a bearded male with curly hair and beard.
ProvenanceEx K collection, London, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13003-246372.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 134, for type.
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LOT 0993
Roman Gold Ring with Later Profile Bust Gemstone
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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