A ROMAN GOLD “KEY RING”
A ROMAN GOLD “KEY RING”
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A ROMAN GOLD “KEY RING”

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN GOLD “KEY RING”
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.9 cm.) wide
来源
with The Merrin Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1987.
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This lot is offered without reserve.
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Hannah Fox Solomon
Hannah Fox Solomon Head of Department, Specialist

拍品专文

This unusual finger ring with a rectangular projection perpendicular to the hoop is known as a "key ring". Some examples, as here, have a solid, narrow hoop with pierce-work ornament confined to the projection, while others, with wider hoops, have pierce-work ornament throughout. The present example has a fluted hoop, with the projection cast in the form of two heraldic panthers flanking a krater. For a related example see the ring in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Trier, no. 335 in A. Yeroulanou, Diatrita: Gold Pierced-Work Jewellery from the 3rd to the 7th Century.

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