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LOT 0547
Roman Silver-Gilt Ring with Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 in. (15.33 grams, 27.34 mm overall, 20.41 x 16.53 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
With a ribbed hoop, rectangular bezel with central cell and beaded wire collar, inset with later garnet cloison.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 353.
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