Roman Gold Ring with Hippocampus Gemstone
1st century AD. A gold round section hoop with granules to the shoulders, bezel with cell and inset carnelian cloison, intaglio hippocampus(?"). Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 206, for type. 2.53 grams, 17.42mm overall, 14.17mm internal diameter (approximate size British D, USA 1 3/4, Europe 1.15, Japan 1) (3/4"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s.
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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1st century AD. A gold round section hoop with granules to the shoulders, bezel with cell and inset carnelian cloison, intaglio hippocampus(?"). Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 206, for type. 2.53 grams, 17.42mm overall, 14.17mm internal diameter (approximate size British D, USA 1 3/4, Europe 1.15, Japan 1) (3/4"). From a private Belgian collection; previously part of a private collection formed in Germany in the 1990s.
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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