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THE PROPERTY OF A CANADIAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
The solid hoop with angled bevelled shoulders, the high bezel off-set by an incised groove, set with an earlier Roman flat circular stone, circa 1st century A.D., engraved with a theater mask in profile to the left
1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) wide; ring size 5½
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
The solid hoop with angled bevelled shoulders, the high bezel off-set by an incised groove, set with an earlier Roman flat circular stone, circa 1st century A.D., engraved with a theater mask in profile to the left
1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm.) wide; ring size 5½
Provenance
London Art Market, 1990s.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 464.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 464.