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LOT 653

Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,600

ROMAN - GOLD OPENWORK RING WITH 'VICTORY' INTAGLIO GEMSTONE
(6.76 grams, 26.45 mm overall, 19.34 mm internal (UK size R 1/2; USA 8.75; EU size 19.38; Japan size 18.5).).

3rd century AD. The openwork box bezel with sides formed from two tiers of scroll filigree supporting the upper plate, bearing a dark red oval gemstone; the bevelled edge holding an intaglio depicting a standing winged and helmetted Victory, within a shallow cell surrounded by trefoil granular ornament; the composite openwork shank with scroll filigree set into the faces of the inverted 'T' section hoop, with a twisted wire at the centre; the hoop affixed to the box bezel with a dentilled sheath and twisted wire at the junction.

PROVENANCE:
From an old English collection formed in the 1960's.

CONDITION