CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GOLD AND GARNET OVAL ORNAMENT
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The hollow square base with four attachment loops underneath, surmounted by an oval garnet cabochon inlay in gold setting, 5/8 in. (1.7 cm.) high; a large Sassanian hollow gold tubular hoop earring with incised 'rope' pattern and twin knobbed capped terminals, dented, circa 4th Century A.D. or earlier, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) diam.; a gold ring with oval garnet intaglio engraved with a profile eagle; a gold ring with cross-hatched shoulders and clasps around an amethyst inlay; and another gold ring with a circular cornelian intaglio with symbols, Sassanian period, ¾ to ½ in. (1.9 to 1.2 cm.) across inner hoops (5)
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The hollow square base with four attachment loops underneath, surmounted by an oval garnet cabochon inlay in gold setting, 5/8 in. (1.7 cm.) high; a large Sassanian hollow gold tubular hoop earring with incised 'rope' pattern and twin knobbed capped terminals, dented, circa 4th Century A.D. or earlier, 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) diam.; a gold ring with oval garnet intaglio engraved with a profile eagle; a gold ring with cross-hatched shoulders and clasps around an amethyst inlay; and another gold ring with a circular cornelian intaglio with symbols, Sassanian period, ¾ to ½ in. (1.9 to 1.2 cm.) across inner hoops (5)
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