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LOT 0227
Sasanian Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone of an Ibex
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (6.00 grams, 22.16 mm overall, 17.21 x 16.14 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
With a characteristic knop to one shoulder, an ellipsoid plaque with cell and inset intaglio, advancing ibex; hollow-formed; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceFrom a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 485, for type.
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LOT 0227
Sasanian Gold Ring with Garnet Gemstone of an Ibex
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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