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LOT 0666
Roman Gold Ring with Moon and Star Gemstone
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.91 grams, 24.55 mm overall, 18.38 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
Slender round-section hoop, and applied round bezel with granulated edge, set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a moon crescent and star.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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