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Roman Silver Ring with Fly Gemstone Roman Silver Ring with Fly Gemstone Roman Silver Ring with Fly Gemstone
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LOT 0645

Roman Silver Ring with Fly Gemstone

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER

1 in. (17.26 grams, 26.69 mm overall, 19.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).

With later rounded plaque and inset jasper stud with intaglio fly motif.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 194, for type.

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LOT 0645

Roman Silver Ring with Fly Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

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