ROMAN JULIO CLAUDIAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH AGATE CAMEO OF YOUNG JULIUS CAESAR OR AUGUSTUS

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Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A gold ring with a broad oval bezel plate above tapering shoulders and a plain flat-section hoop, the bezel set with an oval agate cameo in a narrow mount. The cameo is carved with a left-facing portrait bust of Julius Caesar or Augustus. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 42.14. Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 9.5g Provenance: Private London collection; previously with F.A., Brussels; Belgian collection formed between the early 1970s to the early 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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