A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH A WINGED BUST OF VICTORIA

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09.04.2024 13:00UTC -04:00
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ID 1177593
Lot 167 | A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH A WINGED BUST OF VICTORIA
A ROMAN GARNET RINGSTONE WITH A WINGED BUST OF VICTORIA

ROMAN REPUBLIC, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

5⁄8 in. (1.4 cm.) long; ring size 8 ½





Provenance

M.H. Nevil Story-Maskelyne (1823-1911), Wroughton, Wiltshire, acquired 1860-1899; thence by descent to his son-in-law, William Arnold-Forster (1886-1951), Cornwall.

Catalogue of the Story-Maskelyne Collection of Ancient Gems, the Property of W.E. Arnold Forster, Esq., Sotheby's, London, 4-5 July 1921, lot 210.

Landsberg, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book).

Marjorie Bronfman (1917-2012), Montreal, acquired by 1978; gifted to her daughter, Dr. Corinne Bronfman (1947-2022), Washington, D.C.; thence by descent to the current owner.
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