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LOT 0189
Roman Heliotrope Gemstone with Ibex and Two Erotes in Gold Ring
2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (9.93 grams, 22.82 mm overall, 19.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Ellipsoid cloison with profile grazing ibex beneath a tree with two erotes; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private collection, England.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 156, for type.
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LOT 0189
Roman Heliotrope Gemstone with Ibex and Two Erotes in Gold Ring
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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