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LOT 0107
Roman Gold Ring with Medusa Cameo
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.78 grams, 20.55 mm overall, 17.09 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).
With applied filigree to the shoulders and stepped discoid bezel, inset cameo gorgoneion within a filigree collar.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Sena Chiesa, G., ‘Gemme romane in Italia Settentrionale. Collezioni, studi, rinvenimenti: una ricognizione’ in Pallas, 83, 2010, pp.223-243, figs.3,5,7-11,15, and pl.XIV,6.
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