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LOT 0662
Roman Silver Ring with Cockerel Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.58 grams, 20.55 mm overall, 17.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
With broad hoop, plaque with cell and applied wire collar, inset jasper cabochon with intaglio bird and teasel motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 194, for type.
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