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A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING WITH HERCULES
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The plain hoop carinated along the outer edge, the underside of the bezel beveled, set with a convex oval carnelian, engraved with a profile head of the youthful hero, the lion skin knotted along the neckline, with a full head of tight curls
1316 in. (2 cm.) wide; ring size 5

PROVENANCE
with Joseph G. Gerena, New York, 1999.
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