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LOT 0916
Roman Silver Ring with Gemstone of Cupid Riding a Dolphin
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.29 grams, 27.65 mm overall, 20.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan14).
With an inset onyx gemstone, intaglio of a boy riding on the back of a dolphin and wielding a whip; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private collection, before 1975.
Private collection, England.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 320, for type.
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LOT 0916
Roman Silver Ring with Gemstone of Cupid Riding a Dolphin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
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