Victorian gold ring with carnelian gem. Victorian ring, 19th century, Roman gem, 1st - 2nd century A.D. 4.14 g, ring size 54. Gold and silver ring with diamonds in the open-work setting. Including a Roman carnelian gem with a kneeling youth with a hairnet in a belted chiton holding two ears of corn. Gold! Intact. Provenance: ex Christie's, Auction 2233, New York December 11, 2009, lot 453 (estimate 2,500 - 3,500 USD, unsold); ex private collection London; ex UK Collection 1970s.

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