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LOT 0148
Roman Gold Ring with Nicolo Mercury Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.44 grams, 22.32 mm overall, 18.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
D-section hoop with flared bezel, set with blue nicolo intaglio bearing a profile bust of a young male wearing a hat, possibly god Mercury.
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12817-240728.
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.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, 1917,0501.427; Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 189, Type I, variant 3.
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LOT 0148
Roman Gold Ring with Nicolo Mercury Gemstone
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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