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LOT 0143
Roman Gold Ring with Warrior Gemstone
1ST CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.16 grams, 17.75 mm overall, 14.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).
A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian intaglio scene with reclining warrior surrounded by his arms and armour.
Provenance
with Bertolami Fine Art, 22 April 2022, lot 148.
English private collection.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 134.
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LOT 0143
Roman Gold Ring with Warrior Gemstone
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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