A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH A HERM HEAD OF HYPNOS

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£ 8 190
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07.12.2022 13:00UTC +01:00
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Los 111 | A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH A HERM HEAD OF HYPNOS
A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH A HERM HEAD OF HYPNOS

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

9/16 in. (1.5 cm.) long





Provenance

said to be from Taranto.

?Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.



Literature

J. Boardman and C. Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018, p. 152, no. 139.



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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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