CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.

Details

FIVE ROMAN RING STONES
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
Together with a 19th century hardstone cameo
16 mm. long max.

Provenance

G. Sangiorgi collection (1886-1965), Rome.
Private collection, Monaco, 1970s; thence by descent.

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Lot Essay

For a discussion on ring stones dating to the early Christian period, depicting the good shepherd carrying a sheep across his shoulders, cf J. Spier, Late Antique and Early Christian Gems, Wiesbaden, 2007, pp. 53-62.

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