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LOT 0171
Roman Gold Ring with Maenad Gemstone
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.79 grams, 21.03 mm overall, 14.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
With scooped shoulders and trumpet bezel, inset jadeite cloison with intaglio advancing Maenad with ewer, thyrsus and vessel; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12682-234914.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 419, for type.
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LOT 0171
Roman Gold Ring with Maenad Gemstone
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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