A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING
A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The solid plain hoop oval in section, expanding at the shoulders, the bezel set with a flat oval carnelian engraved with a nude male athlete, on a short groundline
15/16 in. (2.4 cm) wide; ring size 8
Provenance
Antiquities, Christie's New York, 18 December 1998, lot 155

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