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Ancient ring in 22K gold set with an oval carnelian intaglio with an inscription, “In the name of God the most gracious and merciful.”, c. 200 A. D.
Ancient ring in 22K gold set with an oval carnelian intaglio with an inscription, “In the name of God the most gracious and merciful.”, c. 200 A. D.
Length: 7 ½ inches x Width: 1½ inches
Weight: 5.55 Troy ounces / 172.7 grams / 111 pennyweights
*** The lion motif is modeled after the famous recumbent lions by Antonio Canova (Italy, 1757-1822), made for the monumental tomb of Clement XIII at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome