A ROMAN GOLD, EMERALD AND GARNET DOUBLE RING
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
The plain hoops round in section, each centered by a square box bezel set with a cabochon emerald, three large granules at the join of the rings, a cabochon garnet set in an oval box bezel in between
1¾ in. (4.4 cm.) wide; ring size 5 and 7
Provenance
with J.R. Ogden & Sons, London, mid to late 1980s.
Lot Essay
For a related example see no. 435 in Chadour, Rings, The Alice and Louis Koch Collection.