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LOTE 203:
A large roman gold ring set with three amethyst intaglios. Eagle, Male portrait with cornucopia and a sow.
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£
4 000
Precio estimado :
£6 000 - £8 000
Comisión de la casa de subasta: 26%
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A large roman gold ring set with three amethyst intaglios. Eagle, Male portrait with cornucopia and a sow.
3rd century A.D.
int diam 22 mm; intaglios 9x11 mm; 12x16 mm; 9x11 mm; 16,39 gr.
Large hollowed hoop expending at the shoulders, on each side above two round raised settings containing amethyst intaglios. In the center, a larger oval raised setting containing a large amethyst intaglio. Intaglios depict respectivelly; an eagle with wide-spreaded wings, a bust of a male character facing left and framed by two cornucopiae; a sow facing right. Wear marks and deposits. Rare tipology. Parallels: Marshall, F.H., 1968, PL. XXI, 851.
Provenance: from a collection of a french jeweller purchased in the late 1990s.
