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LOT 0743
Roman Red Jasper Gemstone in Iron Ring
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (10.55 grams, 30.80 mm overall, 14.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2)).
An oval intaglio with a gryllus wearing a curving helmet with a horse-head finial, a rabbit and a dolphin above, set in a corroded iron ring. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 274, for type.
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