Roman Silver Ring with Clasped Hands Gemstone
1st century BC-1st century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a slender silver hoop, flared shoulders with radiating hatching, plaque with inset jasper intaglio clasped hands motif. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 137 for type. 5.6 grams, 24mm overall, 19.94mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.52, Japan 21) (3/4"). Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
Fine condition.
Estimate: 150 - 200