Lot 215
Lot 215
MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE, PART II: ANCIENT ENGRAVED GEMS FORMERLY IN THE G. SANGIORGI COLLECTION
A ROMAN CALCIFIED CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH EROS AND HORSE

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

    Price Realised USD 62,500
    Estimate
    USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
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    A ROMAN CALCIFIED CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH EROS AND HORSE

    CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

    Price Realised USD 62,500
    Price Realised USD 62,500
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    11⁄16 in. (1.7 cm.) diameter
    Provenance
    Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
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