Lot Essay
For the type see no. 276 in Marshall, Catalogue of the Finger Rings, Greek, Etruscan & Roman in the Departments of Antiquities, British Museum.
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CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD MARRIAGE RING
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
The broad flat hoop faceted, the rectangular bezel with two clasped hands (dextrarum iunctio) in repoussé above a Greek inscription reading, OMONOIA, "harmony," framed by a beaded ring with clusters of granulation along the outer edges
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 5½
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
The broad flat hoop faceted, the rectangular bezel with two clasped hands (dextrarum iunctio) in repoussé above a Greek inscription reading, OMONOIA, "harmony," framed by a beaded ring with clusters of granulation along the outer edges
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 5½
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1980s.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1992 (Gift of the Gods, no. 133).
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 1992 (Gift of the Gods, no. 133).