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LOT 0810
Roman Silver Ring with Clasped Hands Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.48 grams, 23.36 mm overall, 19.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Rectangular-section hoop with angled shoulders, round bezel set with a carnelian intaglio bearing a stylised clasped hands motif.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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