A ROMAN GOLD, AMETHYST AND EMERALD RING
A ROMAN GOLD, AMETHYST AND EMERALD RING

CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GOLD, AMETHYST AND EMERALD RING
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
The solid gold hoop expanding to heart-shaped shoulders supporting foliate prongs joined to a nearly square bezel, now set with cabochon emerald and amethyst
1 in. (2.5 cm.) high; ring size M
Provenance
London art market, mid 1980s.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 25 June 1992, lot 194A.
Private collection, Geneva, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale; Ancient Jewelry, Christie's, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 453.
Paris art market.
Anonymous sale; Ancient Jewelry, Christie's, New York, 7 December 2011, lot 431.

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