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Roman Gold Ring with Medusa Cameo Roman Gold Ring with Medusa Cameo Roman Gold Ring with Medusa Cameo
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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.

Provenance

UK private collection.
with Bertolami Fine Art, London, 22 April 2022, lot 197.
English private collection.

Literature

Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1907, item 511.

CONDITION
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LOT 0097

Roman Gold Ring with Medusa Cameo

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690

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