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IMPORTANT ANCIENT ROMAN SAPPHIRE GOLD RING CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY

Currency:USD Category:Antiquities / Roman Start Price:6,000.00 USD Estimated At:12,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD
IMPORTANT ANCIENT ROMAN SAPPHIRE GOLD RING CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY
EXTREMELY RARE & HIGHLY IMPORTANT ANCIENT ROMAN SAPPHIRE GOLD RING, CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY, Very Important Ancient Gemset Gold Ring (Jewerly). This ring combines an elegant simplicity with a strikingly original design. The central raised is set with a magnificent Blue Sapphire. The central Gem is flanked by two Sides, domed knobs, which are upwards extensions of the shoulders. The tops of these two domes are each set with round cabochon-shaped garnets. Attractive color of the stones.
For a similar typology see : MARSHALL, F.H., Catalogue of the finger rings, Greek, Etruscan and Roman in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, 1907, Pl. XXI, 849 - 850; J. Spier, J. Ogden, Rings of the ancient world, p. 55 n. 17.