Lot 1442
Carnelian Gold Signet Ring, ca. 1st-3rd Century AD. A deep red carnelian ring engraved with a hybrid creature, with forepart of a bull coming out of a nautilus shell, and below is a mouse or rat. The seal might make references to astrology and astronomy with all the elements of the Taurus, shell, and mouse. The stone is set in an original ancient gold setting. Fine Condition. We note some damage to the gold on the basket of the ring in two places. Measures: 5.75 ring size; Weighs: 3.9 gm.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 3,000.
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| Realized $870 |
