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LOT 0097
Roman Gold Ring with Medusa Cameo
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.15 grams, 20.20 mm overall, 12.55 mm internal diameter).
A gold finger ring with large cell forming the bezel, foliage detailing to the flared rim, inset cameo female mask in three-quarter view, hoop split.
ProvenanceUK private collection.
with Bertolami Fine Art, London, 22 April 2022, lot 197.
English private collection.
Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907, item 511.
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Roman Iron Ring with Eros Riding a Dolphin Gemstone
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Fine condition.
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Opening Bid: £50
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