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Lot 100 - Auction 107

Lot 100

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A roman carnelian intaglio set in a gold ring. Allegorical emblema.
Estimate:
1.200,00/1.500,00 £
Starting price:
800,00 GBP
Price realized:
800,00 GBP
Bids:
1

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Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

A roman carnelian intaglio set in a gold ring. Allegorical emblema.

2nd century A.D.

Stone 7 x 9 mm; ring size 17 x 18,5 mm; 7,04 gr.

Hoop rounded without and within extending on the shoulders with embossed angles. The box-setting made of two oval levels containing a carnelian intaglio depicting a cornucopia, a basket (kalathos), a mouse (?) holding a grape, a branch. Allegory of abundance and prosperity. Slight wears marks on the surface of the stone.

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