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拍品 371
A group of five Roman gold and amber rings
已結束2012年10月9日
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GBP 2,500
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A group of five Roman gold and amber rings
Comprising: an amber ring carved with a recumbent animal (damaged); a gold mounted oval hardstone intaglio engraved with a draped standing figure; a jasper intaglio ring engraved with a Gryllus with two masks and the head of an eagle in later mount; a cornelian intaglio ring engraved with an ant in modern hoop; and a green beryl triple bead double hoop ring, 1st to 4th century B.C. (5)
Comprising: an amber ring carved with a recumbent animal (damaged); a gold mounted oval hardstone intaglio engraved with a draped standing figure; a jasper intaglio ring engraved with a Gryllus with two masks and the head of an eagle in later mount; a cornelian intaglio ring engraved with an ant in modern hoop; and a green beryl triple bead double hoop ring, 1st to 4th century B.C. (5)
A group of five Roman gold and amber rings
Comprising: an amber ring carved with a recumbent animal (damaged); a gold mounted oval hardstone intaglio engraved with a draped standing figure; a jasper intaglio ring engraved with a Gryllus with two masks and the head of an eagle in later mount; a cornelian intaglio ring engraved with an ant in modern hoop; and a green beryl triple bead double hoop ring, 1st to 4th century B.C. (5)
Comprising: an amber ring carved with a recumbent animal (damaged); a gold mounted oval hardstone intaglio engraved with a draped standing figure; a jasper intaglio ring engraved with a Gryllus with two masks and the head of an eagle in later mount; a cornelian intaglio ring engraved with an ant in modern hoop; and a green beryl triple bead double hoop ring, 1st to 4th century B.C. (5)
Private collection, Germany; acquired 1960-1981, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Cf. op. cit. A.B. Chadour, vol.I, p.77, no. 258 for a similar amber ring dated to the 2nd century A.D.
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