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493 - ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A COCKEREL.

Estimate £900 - £1,500

Description

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF A COCKEREL. Ca. AD 300 - 500. A gold ring with a slender round-section hoop and a circular bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing cockerel in profile, with vegetal branches behind. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2010,5006.839. Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 5g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly with F.A., Brussels; from a Belgian collection assembled between the early 1970s and early 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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