Roman Gold Ring with Red Gem

1ST CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (1.55 grams, 21.78 mm overall, 15.63 x 14.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).

Comprising a hollow-form round-section hoop widening towards the shoulders, set with a table-cut garnet or paste with foil backing, polished. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the old family collection of a West Country, UK, lady; acquired by descent from her grandfather circa 2001.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 189, for type.

Footnotes

The ring belongs to variant 3, type 1, of the Slokovska classification. The type of ring is characteristic of the Early Imperial Age. Similar rings with the same typology of gemstones have also been found in Kerch.

CONDITION

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