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LOT 1933
Roman Style Gold Ring with Chariot Gemstone
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.95 grams, 24.62 mm overall, 22.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Onyx cloison with intaglio image of a biga in profile with trident beneath and driver brandishing a sword.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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