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LOT 0101
Roman Gold Ring with Onyx Nubian Bust Cameo
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.53 grams, 28.75 mm overall, 20.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22).).
With granules flanking an ellipsoid cell containing an onyx cameo facing bust of a Nubian with dressed hair executed in the half-round.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-1990.
Ex property of a deceased lady.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12954-246353.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 419, for type; for the bezel see Marshall, F. H., Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman, in the British Museum, 1907, 87, no.509.
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LOT 0101
Roman Gold Ring with Onyx Nubian Bust Cameo
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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