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LOT 0673
Roman Iron Ring with Eros Riding a Dolphin Gemstone
2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (9.42 grams, 20.30 mm overall, 13.82 x 16.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
An iron finger ring with inset burnt white stone cloison bearing intaglio of Eros riding a dolphin.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970's.
Ex UK collection.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 275, for type.
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