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LOT 0817
Roman or Parthian Silver Ring with Quadriga Gemstone
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.23 grams, 24.50 mm overall, 17.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
With round-section hoop expanding at the shoulders; ellipsoidal bezel with gold(?) setting holding cut and polished carnelian gemstone with intaglio quadriga; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Shiraz Antiques, London, W1, in 1998.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 470, for type.
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