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Roman Gold Ring with Serapis Gemstone Roman Gold Ring with Serapis Gemstone Roman Gold Ring with Serapis Gemstone
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LOT 0085

Roman Gold Ring with Serapis Gemstone

1ST CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.15 grams, 26.98 mm overall, 13.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British D, USA 1 3/4, Europe 1.15, Japan 1)).

A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian gemstone engraved with a profile bust of Serapis above a perching eagle flanked by fronds, possibly a marriage.

Provenance

Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 142, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0085

Roman Gold Ring with Serapis Gemstone

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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