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LOT 0184
Roman Horse Gemstone in Gold Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (5.65 grams, 24.27 mm overall, 20.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
An oval garnet cabochon engraved with a horse on a baseline in a dynamic pose with lowered head; set in a possibly Byzantine gold ring with a grooved hoop supporting a box bezel, a pellet to each lower corner.
Provenance
Acquired from London galleries during the 1990s.
From the jewellery collection of a London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12115-214296.
Literature
Cf. Melchart, W., Antike Kostbarkeiten aus Osterreichischem privatbesitz, Wien, 1997, fig.79, for a similar gemstone.
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LOT 0184
Roman Horse Gemstone in Gold Ring
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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