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PROPERTY FROM A PENNSYLVANIA COLLECTION
A ROMAN GOLD AND BLACK JASPER FINGER RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN GOLD AND BLACK JASPER FINGER RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The hollow ring with a plain hoop, round in section, tapering to an oval bezel set with a jasper engraved with a profile radiate draped bust of Alexander the Great wearing the horns of Ammon, his hair arranged in characteristic anastole, with unruly curls at the back of his head
7/8 in (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 5¾
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
The hollow ring with a plain hoop, round in section, tapering to an oval bezel set with a jasper engraved with a profile radiate draped bust of Alexander the Great wearing the horns of Ammon, his hair arranged in characteristic anastole, with unruly curls at the back of his head
7/8 in (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 5¾
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 18 December 1996, lot 91.
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