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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 0203

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)).

Hollow-formed 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 0203

Roman Gold Ring with Serapis Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300

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