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LOT 0144
Roman Silver Ring with Portrait Gemstone
CIRCA 200 A.D.
1 in. (9.85 grams, 25.65 mm overall, 17.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Ellipsoid jasper insert with profile portrait bust of a female with tiered hairstyle and palla.
Provenance
From a London gentleman's, UK, collection, in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 228, for type.
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LOT 0144
Roman Silver Ring with Portrait Gemstone
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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