A ROMAN GOLD FINGER RING

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GOLD FINGER RING
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
The plain hoop flat on the interior, ridged on the exterior, with a thin openwork bezel extension cast in the form of a civic goddess standing within an aedicula, draped in a tunic and mantle, holding a standard in her right hand, a cornucopia in the crook of her left arm
¾ in. (1.9 cm.) high; ring size 3¾

Provenance

European Private Collection, 1954.

Lot Essay

Rings with perpendicular extensions on their hoops are thought to derive from key rings. The present example employs the same basic form but is purely decorative. For similar examples see nos. 334-337 in Yeroulanou, Diatrita, Gold Pierced-work Jewellery from the 3rd to the 7th Century.

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