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LOT 0719
Roman Nicolo Gemstone with Seated Satyr in Gold Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (22.47 grams, 25.33 mm overall, 20.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
With incuse profile satyr seated on a rock, with cane in his lap; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenancewith Bertolami Fine Arts, London, Auction 267, no.109.
Private collection, England.
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