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live November 18 | 02:30 PM
Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo

156 - AGATE-LIKE GLASS RING SETTING (?)

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€80 - 150

Sale fees

30%

AGATE-LIKE GLASS RING SETTING (?) Glass (glass paste) 3.1 x 2.3 cm Imperial Roman art, 2nd century A.D. Oval ring setting with a truncated conical profile and a flat back. The upper surface features a slightly raised oval central field, surrounded by a raised border. The dark-colored glass likely imitated banded agate. The surface is covered with a patina exhibiting silvery and polychrome iridescence. Provenance The Hekmat Collection of Madeleine Nassif, assembled between 1933 and 1987. A Roman glass ring bezel imitating agate (?) Oval ring bezel with a truncated conical profile and a flat reverse. The upper face features a slightly raised oval central field framed by a step. The dark glass likely imitated banded agate. The surface is covered with silvery and polychrome iridescent patina.

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Auction details

Archaeology
Wednesday, November 18
02:30 PM
10-12, quai Antoine 1er
98000 Monte-Carlo, Monaco

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Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo +37 7 93 25 88 89 amournet@hvmc.com
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 46,000 lots published

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