Null Gold ring with agate gem. Roman, 1st - 2nd century A.D. 10.44 g, ring size …

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Gold ring with agate gem. Roman, 1st - 2nd century A.D. 10.44 g, ring size 57. Narrow band, widening towards the top, with a longitudinal oval agate gem on top, depicting a warrior with a raised sword grasping a woman lying on the ground by the hair. Gold! Intact. Provenance: Ex private collection H.L., Rhineland, since before 2000.

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Gold ring with agate gem. Roman, 1st - 2nd century A.D. 10.44 g, ring size 57. Narrow band, widening towards the top, with a longitudinal oval agate gem on top, depicting a warrior with a raised sword grasping a woman lying on the ground by the hair. Gold! Intact. Provenance: Ex private collection H.L., Rhineland, since before 2000.

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