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LOT 0747
Roman Silver Ring with Hound Gemstone
LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.84 grams, 24.22 mm overall, 16.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
With broad rounded plaque and stud gemstone, jasper intaglio advancing hound on a baseline.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 240.
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